Poydras

Population: 2,395
Median household income: $53,506
Median home value: $121,100

Poydras, a community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, has 2,395 residents. At $53,506, its median household income sits below St. Bernard Parish's $57,638.

Between 2019 and 2023, Poydras's population declined 14.2% from 2,790 to 2,395, while its median home value rose 27.6% from $94,900 to $121,100.

82.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,395
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $53,506
Median home value: $121,100
Median gross rent: $1,169
Housing units: 1,129
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7902,395

Median household income

$33,540$53,506

Median home value

$94,900$121,100

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,790	$33,540	$94,900	$1,063
2020	2,506	$35,815	$106,600	$1,297
2021	2,664	$45,931	$104,700	$1,267
2022	2,513	$50,403	$116,100	$1,195
2023	2,395	$53,506	$121,100	$1,169

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3423.3%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	4.2%
5 to 17	377	15.7%
18 to 24	137	5.7%
25 to 34	558	23.3%
35 to 44	342	14.3%
45 to 54	322	13.4%
55 to 64	341	14.2%
65 to 74	136	5.7%
75 and over	82	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,262	52.7%
Black or African American	167	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	1.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	249	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	679	28.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.4%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	560	31.4%
High school graduate	524	29.4%
Some college or associate's	470	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	137	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	90	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	677	77.1%
Carpooled	104	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	3.0%
Other means	20	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	20.3%
15 to 29 min	263	30.9%
30 to 44 min	144	16.9%
45 to 59 min	92	10.8%
60+ min	180	21.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 23.6% (566 of 2,395)

	Count	Share
Family households	541	52.8%
Nonfamily households	484	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,025	90.8%
Vacant	104	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	819	79.9%
Renter-occupied	206	20.1%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	933	82.6%
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	196	17.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2262280
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 29.8596, -89.8873