Harahan

Population: 8,939
Median household income: $78,222
Median home value: $309,400

Harahan, a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, has 8,939 residents. At $78,222, its median household income sits above Jefferson Parish's $65,246.

From 2019 to 2023, Harahan's population declined 3.9% from 9,304 to 8,939, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $240,300 to $309,400.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,939
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $78,222
Median home value: $309,400
Median gross rent: $1,052
Housing units: 4,471
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3048,939

Median household income

$66,741$78,222

Median home value

$240,300$309,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,052

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,304	$66,741	$240,300	$1,063
2020	9,293	$70,720	$249,400	$1,060
2021	9,137	$68,846	$256,700	$1,008
2022	9,043	$75,099	$284,900	$1,033
2023	8,939	$78,222	$309,400	$1,052

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	301	3.4%
5 to 17	1,067	11.9%
18 to 24	687	7.7%
25 to 34	1,029	11.5%
35 to 44	1,246	13.9%
45 to 54	987	11.0%
55 to 64	1,419	15.9%
65 to 74	1,244	13.9%
75 and over	959	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,597	85.0%
Black or African American	283	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.2%
Asian	133	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.7%
Two or more races	161	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	686	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	505	7.3%
High school graduate	1,485	21.6%
Some college or associate's	2,074	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,996	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	824	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,825	82.6%
Carpooled	259	5.6%
Public transit	32	0.7%
Walked	124	2.7%
Bicycle	29	0.6%
Worked from home	348	7.5%
Other means	11	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	981	22.9%
15 to 29 min	2,054	48.0%
30 to 44 min	910	21.3%
45 to 59 min	111	2.6%
60+ min	224	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 8.4% (740 of 8,792)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,503	59.3%
Nonfamily households	1,721	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,224	94.5%
Vacant	247	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,230	76.5%
Renter-occupied	994	23.5%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,594	80.4%
1-unit, attached	46	1.0%
2 to 4 units	437	9.8%
5 to 19 units	323	7.2%
20 or more units	71	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2232930
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 29.9364, -90.2027