Jean Lafitte

Population: 2,223
Median household income: $61,703
Median home value: $207,600

Jean Lafitte, a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, has 2,223 residents. At $61,703, its median household income sits below Jefferson Parish's $65,246.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jean Lafitte's population grew 22.3% from 1,818 to 2,223, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $159,600 to $207,600.

The median resident is 31.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,223
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,703
Median home value: $207,600
Median gross rent: $973
Housing units: 850
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 17.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8182,223

Median household income

$55,671$61,703

Median home value

$159,600$207,600

Median gross rent

$1,020$973

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,818	$55,671	$159,600	$1,020
2020	2,329	$52,083	$175,300	$860
2021	2,450	$54,675	$181,300	$870
2022	2,517	$59,225	$205,000	$1,069
2023	2,223	$61,703	$207,600	$973

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

Age distribution

Under 512.0%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	266	12.0%
5 to 17	396	17.8%
18 to 24	287	12.9%
25 to 34	238	10.7%
35 to 44	363	16.3%
45 to 54	197	8.9%
55 to 64	211	9.5%
65 to 74	166	7.5%
75 and over	99	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,887	84.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.9%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.1%
Two or more races	221	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	85	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	227	17.8%
High school graduate	520	40.8%
Some college or associate's	388	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	79	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	60	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	661	87.2%
Carpooled	25	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	2.2%
Other means	14	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	133	17.9%
15 to 29 min	175	23.6%
30 to 44 min	239	32.3%
45 to 59 min	111	15.0%
60+ min	83	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 13.3% (294 of 2,215)

	Count	Share
Family households	511	73.0%
Nonfamily households	189	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	700	82.4%
Vacant	150	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	568	81.1%
Renter-occupied	132	18.9%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	576	67.8%
1-unit, attached	18	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	256	30.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2238092
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 29.7534, -90.1016