Chackbay

Population: 5,287
Median household income: $74,141
Median home value: $229,000

Chackbay, a community in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, has 5,287 residents. Its median household income of $74,141 runs above the Lafourche Parish figure of $63,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chackbay's population declined 1.5% from 5,368 to 5,287, while its median home value rose 37.7% from $166,300 to $229,000.

75.0% of workers drive to work alone. 83.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,287
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $74,141
Median home value: $229,000
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 2,323
Homeownership rate: 97.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3685,287

Median household income

$62,301$74,141

Median home value

$166,300$229,000

Median gross rent

$469$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,368	$62,301	$166,300	—
2020	5,108	$57,738	$191,800	$469
2021	5,404	$55,000	$205,900	—
2022	5,641	$68,376	$212,700	—
2023	5,287	$74,141	$229,000	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	272	5.1%
5 to 17	948	17.9%
18 to 24	490	9.3%
25 to 34	243	4.6%
35 to 44	684	12.9%
45 to 54	974	18.4%
55 to 64	923	17.5%
65 to 74	521	9.9%
75 and over	232	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,004	94.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	172	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	469	13.1%
High school graduate	1,412	39.5%
Some college or associate's	828	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	772	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	96	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,921	75.0%
Carpooled	490	19.1%
Public transit	23	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	4.3%
Other means	19	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	625	25.5%
15 to 29 min	866	35.3%
30 to 44 min	379	15.5%
45 to 59 min	232	9.5%
60+ min	351	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 9.5% (493 of 5,204)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,637	79.2%
Nonfamily households	431	20.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,068	89.0%
Vacant	255	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,017	97.5%
Renter-occupied	51	2.5%

1-unit, detached83.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,932	83.2%
1-unit, attached	6	0.3%
2 to 4 units	29	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	356	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2214100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.8585, -90.8070