Fordoche

Population: 1,010
Median household income: $62,788
Median home value: $199,700

Fordoche, a community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, has 1,010 residents. At $62,788, its median household income sits above Pointe Coupee Parish's $59,351.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fordoche's population declined 6.0% from 1,074 to 1,010, while its median home value rose 71.6% from $116,400 to $199,700.

The typical home was built around 1977. 15.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,010
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,788
Median home value: $199,700
Median gross rent: $677
Housing units: 505
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0741,010

Median household income

$47,292$62,788

Median home value

$116,400$199,700

Median gross rent

$821$677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,074	$47,292	$116,400	$821
2020	953	$52,321	$123,600	$843
2021	1,024	$56,205	$175,000	$957
2022	1,060	$57,663	$177,000	$1,071
2023	1,010	$62,788	$199,700	$677

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 241.3%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	5.4%
5 to 17	216	21.4%
18 to 24	13	1.3%
25 to 34	80	7.9%
35 to 44	138	13.7%
45 to 54	119	11.8%
55 to 64	145	14.4%
65 to 74	115	11.4%
75 and over	129	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	630	62.4%
Black or African American	242	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.3%
Two or more races	119	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.4%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	192	26.4%
High school graduate	311	42.8%
Some college or associate's	159	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	64	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means19.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	280	73.9%
Carpooled	4	1.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	5.8%
Other means	73	19.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	23.0%
15 to 29 min	66	18.5%
30 to 44 min	113	31.7%
45 to 59 min	61	17.1%
60+ min	35	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 15.3% (155 of 1,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	259	62.4%
Nonfamily households	156	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	415	82.2%
Vacant	90	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	341	82.2%
Renter-occupied	74	17.8%

1-unit, detached90.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	455	90.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2226280
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5940, -91.6179