Golden Meadow

Population: 1,791
Median household income: $70,701
Median home value: $140,300

Golden Meadow, a community in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, has 1,791 residents. At $70,701, its median household income sits above Lafourche Parish's $63,439.

From 2019 to 2023, Golden Meadow's population declined 8.8% from 1,964 to 1,791, while its median home value rose 59.4% from $88,000 to $140,300.

The median resident is 46.2 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 21.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,791
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,701
Median home value: $140,300
Median gross rent: $764
Housing units: 941
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9641,791

Median household income

$50,086$70,701

Median home value

$88,000$140,300

Median gross rent

$602$764

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,964	$50,086	$88,000	$602
2020	1,918	$52,563	$106,600	$442
2021	2,184	$54,107	$111,300	$502
2022	2,053	$55,917	$131,400	$707
2023	1,791	$70,701	$140,300	$764

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5421.5%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	3.3%
5 to 17	266	14.9%
18 to 24	113	6.3%
25 to 34	233	13.0%
35 to 44	160	8.9%
45 to 54	385	21.5%
55 to 64	258	14.4%
65 to 74	200	11.2%
75 and over	117	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,542	86.1%
Black or African American	21	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.3%
Asian	11	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate53.1%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	225	16.6%
High school graduate	719	53.1%
Some college or associate's	248	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	105	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	56	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	586	78.1%
Carpooled	114	15.2%
Public transit	6	0.8%
Walked	21	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	394	54.2%
15 to 29 min	105	14.4%
30 to 44 min	90	12.4%
45 to 59 min	27	3.7%
60+ min	111	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 11.6% (207 of 1,791)

	Count	Share
Family households	432	62.2%
Nonfamily households	263	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	695	73.9%
Vacant	246	26.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	526	75.7%
Renter-occupied	169	24.3%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	805	85.5%
1-unit, attached	23	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7	0.7%
5 to 19 units	45	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2229640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 29.3870, -90.2750