Choctaw

Population: 433
Median household income: $77,813
Median home value: $56,900

Located in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Choctaw is a community with a population of 433. Its median household income of $77,813 runs above the Lafourche Parish figure of $63,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Choctaw's population declined 59.2% from 1,060 to 433.

Households average 2.38 people. 8.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 433
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $77,813
Median home value: $56,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 225
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,060433

Median household income

$47,500$77,813

Median home value

$102,700$56,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,060	$47,500	—
2020	938	$44,914	—
2021	815	$47,095	—
2022	647	$72,679	$102,700
2023	433	$77,813	$56,900

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 175.8%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over19.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	5.1%
5 to 17	25	5.8%
18 to 24	22	5.1%
25 to 34	47	10.9%
35 to 44	61	14.1%
45 to 54	59	13.6%
55 to 64	72	16.6%
65 to 74	39	9.0%
75 and over	86	19.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	416	96.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.6%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's16.8%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	144	39.6%
High school graduate	127	34.9%
Some college or associate's	61	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	23	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone64.3%

Carpooled23.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	119	64.3%
Carpooled	43	23.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	12.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	15.1%
15 to 29 min	71	38.4%
30 to 44 min	22	11.9%
45 to 59 min	54	29.2%
60+ min	10	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 12.7% (55 of 433)

	Count	Share
Family households	128	70.3%
Nonfamily households	54	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	182	80.9%
Vacant	43	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	156	85.7%
Renter-occupied	26	14.3%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65	28.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2215150
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.8457, -90.7238