Lafourche Crossing

Population: 2,439
Median household income: $78,173
Median home value: $257,600

Located in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Lafourche Crossing is a community with a population of 2,439. At $78,173, its median household income sits above Lafourche Parish's $63,439.

From 2019 to 2023, Lafourche Crossing's population grew 13.9% from 2,142 to 2,439, while its median home value rose 6.1% from $242,900 to $257,600.

Households average 2.74 people. The median gross rent is $1,573.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,439
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,173
Median home value: $257,600
Median gross rent: $1,573
Housing units: 897
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1422,439

Median household income

$92,188$78,173

Median home value

$242,900$257,600

Median gross rent

$856$1,573

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,142	$92,188	$242,900	—
2020	1,982	$101,786	$253,600	—
2021	1,896	$95,417	$241,800	$856
2022	2,347	$94,141	$263,100	$983
2023	2,439	$78,173	$257,600	$1,573

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	3.9%
5 to 17	557	22.8%
18 to 24	281	11.5%
25 to 34	151	6.2%
35 to 44	400	16.4%
45 to 54	175	7.2%
55 to 64	290	11.9%
65 to 74	287	11.8%
75 and over	203	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,874	76.8%
Black or African American	499	20.5%
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	2	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	7.6%
High school graduate	560	37.2%
Some college or associate's	404	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	333	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	95	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	696	82.7%
Carpooled	111	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	1.7%
Other means	21	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	373	45.0%
15 to 29 min	71	8.6%
30 to 44 min	280	33.8%
45 to 59 min	46	5.6%
60+ min	58	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 26.8% (653 of 2,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	698	78.5%
Nonfamily households	191	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	889	99.1%
Vacant	8	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	718	80.8%
Renter-occupied	171	19.2%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	816	91.0%
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	81	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2240878
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.7675, -90.7697