Ossun

Population: 1,940
Median household income: $40,283

Located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Ossun is a community with a population of 1,940. At $40,283, its median household income sits below Lafayette Parish's $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ossun's population declined 2.7% from 1,993 to 1,940.

The median gross rent is $1,050. 15.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,940
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $40,283
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,050
Housing units: 814
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9931,940

Median household income

$59,178$40,283

Median home value

$115,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$725$1,050

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,993	$59,178	$115,500	$725
2020	2,238	$51,736	$94,200	$744
2021	2,450	$44,350	$90,200	$1,056
2022	2,545	$39,559	$95,000	$920
2023	1,940	$40,283	—	$1,050

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 2417.1%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	6.5%
5 to 17	201	10.4%
18 to 24	332	17.1%
25 to 34	289	14.9%
35 to 44	293	15.1%
45 to 54	356	18.4%
55 to 64	112	5.8%
65 to 74	179	9.2%
75 and over	52	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	774	39.9%
Black or African American	793	40.9%
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	323	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.2%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	374	29.2%
High school graduate	488	38.1%
Some college or associate's	218	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	167	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone51.8%

Carpooled22.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	580	51.8%
Carpooled	255	22.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	259	23.1%
Other means	25	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	27.3%
15 to 29 min	321	37.3%
30 to 44 min	264	30.7%
45 to 59 min	12	1.4%
60+ min	28	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 8.9% (173 of 1,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	579	71.9%
Nonfamily households	226	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	805	98.9%
Vacant	9	1.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	645	80.1%
Renter-occupied	160	19.9%

1-unit, detached51.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other47.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	415	51.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	387	47.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2258360
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.2834, -92.1070