Estelle

Population: 16,761
Median household income: $73,519
Median home value: $199,300

Estelle, a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, has 16,761 residents. Its median household income of $73,519 runs above the Jefferson Parish figure of $65,246.

Between 2019 and 2023, Estelle's population declined 6.7% from 17,968 to 16,761, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $157,700 to $199,300.

17.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,761
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,519
Median home value: $199,300
Median gross rent: $1,301
Housing units: 6,308
Homeownership rate: 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,96816,761

Median household income

$68,051$73,519

Median home value

$157,700$199,300

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,301

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,968	$68,051	$157,700	$1,174
2020	17,330	$71,948	$162,500	$1,203
2021	17,650	$69,808	$166,900	$1,223
2022	17,091	$73,756	$199,000	$1,327
2023	16,761	$73,519	$199,300	$1,301

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6418.9%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	460	2.7%
5 to 17	3,255	19.4%
18 to 24	1,336	8.0%
25 to 34	2,245	13.4%
35 to 44	2,128	12.7%
45 to 54	2,162	12.9%
55 to 64	3,172	18.9%
65 to 74	1,456	8.7%
75 and over	547	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,511	44.8%
Black or African American	4,659	27.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.3%
Asian	447	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	207	1.2%
Two or more races	575	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,311	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,324	19.8%
High school graduate	3,761	32.1%
Some college or associate's	3,571	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,261	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	793	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,067	72.3%
Carpooled	1,424	17.0%
Public transit	28	0.3%
Walked	82	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	748	8.9%
Other means	46	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,911	25.0%
15 to 29 min	2,465	32.2%
30 to 44 min	2,094	27.4%
45 to 59 min	698	9.1%
60+ min	479	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 17.7% (2,961 of 16,706)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,631	76.0%
Nonfamily households	1,465	24.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,096	96.6%
Vacant	212	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,323	87.3%
Renter-occupied	773	12.7%

1-unit, detached93.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,902	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	96	1.5%
5 to 19 units	68	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	242	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2224390
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.8415, -90.0942