Buras

Population: 757
Median household income: $57,596

Located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Buras is a community with a population of 757. The median household income of $57,596 is below the Plaquemines Parish median ($82,874).

From 2019 to 2023, Buras's population declined 4.1% from 789 to 757.

The median resident is 46.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 757
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,596
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 536
Homeownership rate: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

789757

Median household income

$40,714$57,596

Median home value

$62,500$85,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	789	$40,714	$62,500
2020	896	$53,050	$45,200
2021	827	$43,056	$62,700
2022	921	$34,518	$85,800
2023	757	$57,596	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over0.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	3.4%
5 to 17	141	18.6%
18 to 24	80	10.6%
25 to 34	75	9.9%
35 to 44	50	6.6%
45 to 54	139	18.4%
55 to 64	119	15.7%
65 to 74	122	16.1%
75 and over	5	0.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	302	39.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	383	50.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma57.6%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's14.5%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	294	57.6%
High school graduate	142	27.8%
Some college or associate's	74	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188	72.0%
Carpooled	43	16.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	11.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53	20.3%
15 to 29 min	144	55.2%
30 to 44 min	21	8.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	43	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 29.7% (225 of 757)

	Count	Share
Family households	193	61.7%
Nonfamily households	120	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	313	58.4%
Vacant	223	41.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	297	94.9%
Renter-occupied	16	5.1%

1-unit, detached20.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other76.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	107	20.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	411	76.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2210985
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Water area: 1.05 sq mi
Center point: 29.3537, -89.5240