Larose

Population: 5,937
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $181,600

Larose is a community in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, home to 5,937 residents. The median household income of $71,250 is above the Lafourche Parish median ($63,439).

From 2019 to 2023, Larose's population declined 17.0% from 7,151 to 5,937, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $124,900 to $181,600.

12.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,937
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $181,600
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 2,736
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1515,937

Median household income

$50,107$71,250

Median home value

$124,900$181,600

Median gross rent

$693$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,151	$50,107	$124,900	$693
2020	6,463	$54,318	$130,000	$679
2021	6,652	$62,661	$130,900	$678
2022	6,069	$66,518	$154,900	$717
2023	5,937	$71,250	$181,600	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	420	7.1%
5 to 17	847	14.3%
18 to 24	509	8.6%
25 to 34	714	12.0%
35 to 44	851	14.3%
45 to 54	605	10.2%
55 to 64	1,007	17.0%
65 to 74	460	7.7%
75 and over	524	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,824	81.3%
Black or African American	97	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	217	3.7%
Asian	196	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	411	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	192	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.0%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,165	28.0%
High school graduate	1,456	35.0%
Some college or associate's	1,037	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	378	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	125	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,064	81.2%
Carpooled	305	12.0%
Public transit	5	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	168	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,196	47.0%
15 to 29 min	594	23.4%
30 to 44 min	234	9.2%
45 to 59 min	293	11.5%
60+ min	225	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 16.5% (971 of 5,895)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,709	71.2%
Nonfamily households	690	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,399	87.7%
Vacant	337	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,989	82.9%
Renter-occupied	410	17.1%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,119	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	155	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	462	16.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2242135
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 29.5652, -90.3762