Belle Chasse

Population: 11,046
Median household income: $96,381
Median home value: $361,800

Belle Chasse, a community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, has 11,046 residents. At $96,381, its median household income sits above Plaquemines Parish's $82,874.

From 2019 to 2023, Belle Chasse's population declined 21.2% from 14,024 to 11,046, while its median home value rose 37.4% from $263,400 to $361,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,046
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $96,381
Median home value: $361,800
Median gross rent: $1,545
Housing units: 4,468
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,02411,046

Median household income

$66,653$96,381

Median home value

$263,400$361,800

Median gross rent

$1,379$1,545

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,024	$66,653	$263,400	$1,379
2020	10,241	$85,360	$288,600	$1,257
2021	10,406	$80,799	$289,800	$1,327
2022	10,781	$92,059	$339,100	$1,494
2023	11,046	$96,381	$361,800	$1,545

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	590	5.3%
5 to 17	2,038	18.5%
18 to 24	847	7.7%
25 to 34	1,441	13.0%
35 to 44	1,534	13.9%
45 to 54	1,442	13.1%
55 to 64	1,487	13.5%
65 to 74	1,035	9.4%
75 and over	632	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,387	75.9%
Black or African American	1,040	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	197	1.8%
Asian	285	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	226	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	911	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	567	7.5%
High school graduate	2,383	31.5%
Some college or associate's	2,422	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,542	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	657	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,871	86.8%
Carpooled	545	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	131	2.3%
Other means	12	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,421	25.9%
15 to 29 min	1,506	27.5%
30 to 44 min	1,417	25.8%
45 to 59 min	464	8.5%
60+ min	674	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 7.7% (848 of 11,014)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,128	75.2%
Nonfamily households	1,034	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,162	93.2%
Vacant	306	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,219	77.3%
Renter-occupied	943	22.7%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,560	79.7%
1-unit, attached	135	3.0%
2 to 4 units	424	9.5%
5 to 19 units	33	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	316	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2206120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.17 sq mi
Water area: 1.93 sq mi
Center point: 29.8587, -90.0033