Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,438
Median household income: $59,351
Median home value: $174,500

Home to 20,438 residents, Pointe Coupee Parish is one of Louisiana's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $59,351 is in line with the Louisiana median ($60,023).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pointe Coupee Parish's population declined 7.2% from 22,016 to 20,438, while its median household income rose 43.1% from $41,480 to $59,351.

The median resident is 43.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,438
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,351
Median home value: $174,500
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 11,044
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,01620,438

Median household income

$41,480$59,351

Median home value

$142,600$174,500

Median gross rent

$833$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,016	$41,480	$142,600	$833
2020	21,883	$44,201	$157,900	$835
2021	20,951	$50,431	$150,000	$830
2022	20,652	$53,045	$172,500	$843
2023	20,438	$59,351	$174,500	$794

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,098	5.4%
5 to 17	3,301	16.2%
18 to 24	1,599	7.8%
25 to 34	2,266	11.1%
35 to 44	2,309	11.3%
45 to 54	2,328	11.4%
55 to 64	3,098	15.2%
65 to 74	2,655	13.0%
75 and over	1,784	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,192	59.7%
Black or African American	6,604	32.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.2%
Asian	49	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	873	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	676	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,666	18.5%
High school graduate	5,081	35.2%
Some college or associate's	4,454	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,584	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	655	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,143	88.6%
Carpooled	319	4.0%
Public transit	21	0.3%
Walked	101	1.3%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	227	2.8%
Other means	235	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,300	29.3%
15 to 29 min	1,786	22.8%
30 to 44 min	1,840	23.5%
45 to 59 min	1,326	16.9%
60+ min	585	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 17.8% (3,598 of 20,230)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,674	57.0%
Nonfamily households	3,528	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,202	74.3%
Vacant	2,842	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,353	77.5%
Renter-occupied	1,849	22.5%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other24.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,863	71.2%
1-unit, attached	90	0.8%
2 to 4 units	261	2.4%
5 to 19 units	15	0.1%
20 or more units	137	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2,678	24.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 22077
State: Louisiana
Land area: 555 sq mi
Water area: 35 sq mi
Center point: 30.7083, -91.6046