Plaquemine

Population: 6,136
Median household income: $76,857
Median home value: $181,600

Plaquemine, a community in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, has 6,136 residents. Its median household income of $76,857 runs above the Iberville Parish figure of $57,459.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plaquemine's population declined 8.1% from 6,680 to 6,136, while its median home value rose 12.7% from $161,100 to $181,600.

10.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.40 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,136
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,857
Median home value: $181,600
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 3,034
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6806,136

Median household income

$44,457$76,857

Median home value

$161,100$181,600

Median gross rent

$848$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,680	$44,457	$161,100	$848
2020	6,589	$51,750	$160,300	$907
2021	6,187	$58,810	$159,700	$945
2022	6,218	$69,183	$162,200	$841
2023	6,136	$76,857	$181,600	$860

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4418.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	320	5.2%
5 to 17	1,351	22.0%
18 to 24	250	4.1%
25 to 34	331	5.4%
35 to 44	1,157	18.9%
45 to 54	794	12.9%
55 to 64	848	13.8%
65 to 74	508	8.3%
75 and over	577	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,586	42.1%
Black or African American	2,993	48.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	196	3.2%
Two or more races	237	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	124	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	826	19.6%
High school graduate	1,356	32.2%
Some college or associate's	1,374	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	513	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	146	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,260	83.4%
Carpooled	182	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	92	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	162	6.0%
Other means	13	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,681	66.0%
15 to 29 min	331	13.0%
30 to 44 min	286	11.2%
45 to 59 min	87	3.4%
60+ min	162	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 10.0% (608 of 6,070)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,497	59.2%
Nonfamily households	1,032	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,529	83.4%
Vacant	505	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,013	79.6%
Renter-occupied	516	20.4%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,737	90.2%
1-unit, attached	23	0.8%
2 to 4 units	162	5.3%
5 to 19 units	26	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	86	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2260880
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 30.2832, -91.2438