Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 96,670
Median household income: $63,439
Median home value: $190,800

Lafourche Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 96,670. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $63,439 is above the Louisiana median ($60,023).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lafourche Parish's population declined 1.5% from 98,108 to 96,670, while its median household income rose 14.3% from $55,506 to $63,439.

72.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 96,670
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,439
Median home value: $190,800
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 41,164
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

98,10896,670

Median household income

$55,506$63,439

Median home value

$158,000$190,800

Median gross rent

$793$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	98,108	$55,506	$158,000	$793
2020	97,980	$54,530	$158,800	$820
2021	97,677	$58,747	$162,100	$816
2022	97,220	$61,381	$177,200	$873
2023	96,670	$63,439	$190,800	$933

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,767	6.0%
5 to 17	16,456	17.0%
18 to 24	8,569	8.9%
25 to 34	12,413	12.8%
35 to 44	13,026	13.5%
45 to 54	11,447	11.8%
55 to 64	13,330	13.8%
65 to 74	9,296	9.6%
75 and over	6,366	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	72,346	74.8%
Black or African American	12,622	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,110	2.2%
Asian	664	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	196	0.2%
Two or more races	3,167	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,562	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,298	17.1%
High school graduate	25,416	38.6%
Some college or associate's	15,696	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	9,020	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,448	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,107	80.8%
Carpooled	4,072	9.9%
Public transit	169	0.4%
Walked	950	2.3%
Bicycle	17	0.0%
Worked from home	1,642	4.0%
Other means	1,037	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,815	35.1%
15 to 29 min	11,098	28.2%
30 to 44 min	6,633	16.9%
45 to 59 min	3,566	9.1%
60+ min	4,240	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 18.0% (16,947 of 94,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,784	68.9%
Nonfamily households	11,613	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,397	90.8%
Vacant	3,767	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,285	78.3%
Renter-occupied	8,112	21.7%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,725	72.2%
1-unit, attached	687	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2,015	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1,395	3.4%
20 or more units	614	1.5%
Mobile home & other	6,728	16.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 22057
State: Louisiana
Land area: 1,068 sq mi
Water area: 401 sq mi
Center point: 29.4920, -90.3948