Waggaman

Population: 10,617
Median household income: $59,566
Median home value: $158,500

Located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Waggaman is a community with a population of 10,617. At $59,566, its median household income sits below Jefferson Parish's $65,246.

From 2019 to 2023, Waggaman's population grew 6.0% from 10,017 to 10,617, while its median home value rose 40.5% from $112,800 to $158,500.

95.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,617
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,566
Median home value: $158,500
Median gross rent: $1,417
Housing units: 4,087
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,01710,617

Median household income

$46,075$59,566

Median home value

$112,800$158,500

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,417

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,017	$46,075	$112,800	$1,117
2020	10,917	$45,793	$114,800	$1,184
2021	11,161	$43,673	$115,500	$1,314
2022	10,706	$45,286	$139,800	$1,449
2023	10,617	$59,566	$158,500	$1,417

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	447	4.2%
5 to 17	2,370	22.3%
18 to 24	1,060	10.0%
25 to 34	1,213	11.4%
35 to 44	910	8.6%
45 to 54	1,566	14.7%
55 to 64	1,497	14.1%
65 to 74	995	9.4%
75 and over	559	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,981	18.7%
Black or African American	7,715	72.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	200	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	721	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,235	18.3%
High school graduate	2,449	36.3%
Some college or associate's	2,049	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	408	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	599	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,657	79.9%
Carpooled	591	12.9%
Public transit	40	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	254	5.5%
Other means	36	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	300	6.9%
15 to 29 min	2,129	49.2%
30 to 44 min	944	21.8%
45 to 59 min	413	9.6%
60+ min	538	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 26.5% (2,806 of 10,607)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,712	71.9%
Nonfamily households	1,059	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,771	92.3%
Vacant	316	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,623	69.6%
Renter-occupied	1,148	30.4%

1-unit, detached95.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,920	95.9%
1-unit, attached	71	1.7%
2 to 4 units	15	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2279100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.83 sq mi
Center point: 29.9378, -90.2312