Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,070
Median household income: $82,874
Median home value: $275,800

Plaquemines Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 23,070. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $82,874, its median household income sits above Louisiana's $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plaquemines Parish's population declined 1.1% from 23,338 to 23,070, while its median household income rose 44.9% from $57,204 to $82,874.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 60.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,070
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,874
Median home value: $275,800
Median gross rent: $1,611
Housing units: 9,625
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,33823,070

Median household income

$57,204$82,874

Median home value

$190,600$275,800

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,611

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,338	$57,204	$190,600	$1,289
2020	23,305	$65,234	$202,700	$1,312
2021	23,536	$69,970	$212,200	$1,377
2022	23,305	$77,996	$253,300	$1,559
2023	23,070	$82,874	$275,800	$1,611

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,456	6.3%
5 to 17	4,308	18.7%
18 to 24	1,873	8.1%
25 to 34	3,230	14.0%
35 to 44	2,848	12.3%
45 to 54	3,286	14.2%
55 to 64	2,855	12.4%
65 to 74	2,077	9.0%
75 and over	1,137	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,895	60.2%
Black or African American	4,821	20.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	254	1.1%
Asian	927	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.2%
Two or more races	943	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,193	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,216	14.4%
High school graduate	5,073	32.9%
Some college or associate's	5,081	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,124	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	939	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,841	82.8%
Carpooled	1,109	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	315	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	330	3.1%
Other means	83	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,156	30.5%
15 to 29 min	2,638	25.5%
30 to 44 min	2,515	24.3%
45 to 59 min	937	9.1%
60+ min	1,102	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 13.4% (3,024 of 22,629)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,127	74.7%
Nonfamily households	2,073	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,200	85.2%
Vacant	1,425	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,057	73.9%
Renter-occupied	2,143	26.1%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other27.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,112	53.1%
1-unit, attached	893	9.3%
2 to 4 units	784	8.1%
5 to 19 units	69	0.7%
20 or more units	114	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2,653	27.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22075
State: Louisiana
Land area: 781 sq mi
Water area: 1,787 sq mi
Center point: 29.2824, -89.5761