Bayou Blue

Population: 11,218
Median household income: $60,189
Median home value: $184,200

Bayou Blue, a community in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, has 11,218 residents. Its median household income of $60,189 runs below the Lafourche Parish figure of $63,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bayou Blue's population declined 1.6% from 11,401 to 11,218, while its median home value rose 17.7% from $156,500 to $184,200.

The median gross rent is $1,207. 12.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,218
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $60,189
Median home value: $184,200
Median gross rent: $1,207
Housing units: 4,371
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,40111,218

Median household income

$66,201$60,189

Median home value

$156,500$184,200

Median gross rent

$817$1,207

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,401	$66,201	$156,500	$817
2020	13,997	$60,856	$147,800	$841
2021	11,229	$63,082	$158,700	$916
2022	11,624	$65,954	$179,600	$1,091
2023	11,218	$60,189	$184,200	$1,207

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3419.7%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	793	7.1%
5 to 17	2,108	18.8%
18 to 24	628	5.6%
25 to 34	2,214	19.7%
35 to 44	1,306	11.6%
45 to 54	1,135	10.1%
55 to 64	1,649	14.7%
65 to 74	842	7.5%
75 and over	543	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,906	70.5%
Black or African American	1,068	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	534	4.8%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	761	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	945	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,256	16.3%
High school graduate	3,408	44.3%
Some college or associate's	2,099	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	604	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	322	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,635	81.7%
Carpooled	437	9.8%
Public transit	24	0.5%
Walked	1	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	277	6.2%
Other means	73	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	877	21.0%
15 to 29 min	1,922	46.1%
30 to 44 min	648	15.5%
45 to 59 min	416	10.0%
60+ min	307	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 21.9% (2,462 of 11,218)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,892	73.0%
Nonfamily households	1,068	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,960	90.6%
Vacant	411	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,541	89.4%
Renter-occupied	419	10.6%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,836	64.9%
1-unit, attached	46	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,489	34.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2205175
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 29.6325, -90.6690