Barataria

Population: 688
Median household income: $82,772
Median home value: $187,500

Barataria, a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, has 688 residents. The median household income of $82,772 is above the Jefferson Parish median ($65,246).

From 2019 to 2023, Barataria's population declined 42.7% from 1,200 to 688, while its median home value rose 16.9% from $160,400 to $187,500.

The median resident is 53.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 20.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 688
Median age: 53.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,772
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 440
Homeownership rate: 96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,200688

Median household income

$49,931$82,772

Median home value

$160,400$187,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,200	$49,931	$160,400
2020	1,027	$49,648	$157,100
2021	931	$51,106	$158,800
2022	772	$55,313	$167,000
2023	688	$82,772	$187,500

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	8.6%
5 to 17	86	12.5%
18 to 24	43	6.3%
25 to 34	58	8.4%
35 to 44	74	10.8%
45 to 54	75	10.9%
55 to 64	139	20.2%
65 to 74	110	16.0%
75 and over	44	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	622	90.4%
Black or African American	12	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	16.8%
High school graduate	167	33.4%
Some college or associate's	179	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	54	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	253	83.5%
Carpooled	11	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	10.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	27.9%
15 to 29 min	8	2.7%
30 to 44 min	102	34.3%
45 to 59 min	80	26.9%
60+ min	24	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 4.9% (34 of 688)

	Count	Share
Family households	205	71.4%
Nonfamily households	82	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	287	65.2%
Vacant	153	34.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	276	96.2%
Renter-occupied	11	3.8%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	440	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2204300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 29.7140, -90.1215