Violet

Population: 4,454
Median household income: $48,897
Median home value: $180,100

Violet is a community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, home to 4,454 residents. Its median household income of $48,897 runs below the St. Bernard Parish figure of $57,638.

From 2019 to 2023, Violet's population declined 22.6% from 5,755 to 4,454, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $133,500 to $180,100.

The median resident is 36.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,454
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $48,897
Median home value: $180,100
Median gross rent: $1,179
Housing units: 1,952
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7554,454

Median household income

$36,792$48,897

Median home value

$133,500$180,100

Median gross rent

$922$1,179

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,755	$36,792	$133,500	$922
2020	6,086	$40,378	$150,000	$996
2021	5,319	$54,250	$152,000	$994
2022	4,748	$51,067	$168,100	$1,149
2023	4,454	$48,897	$180,100	$1,179

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	284	6.4%
5 to 17	953	21.4%
18 to 24	286	6.4%
25 to 34	655	14.7%
35 to 44	569	12.8%
45 to 54	461	10.4%
55 to 64	538	12.1%
65 to 74	420	9.4%
75 and over	288	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,140	25.6%
Black or African American	2,822	63.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	441	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.8%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	726	24.8%
High school graduate	936	31.9%
Some college or associate's	914	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	165	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	190	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,375	78.7%
Carpooled	76	4.4%
Public transit	23	1.3%
Walked	26	1.5%
Bicycle	24	1.4%
Worked from home	223	12.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	345	22.6%
15 to 29 min	482	31.6%
30 to 44 min	313	20.5%
45 to 59 min	262	17.2%
60+ min	122	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 21.9% (975 of 4,454)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,081	67.6%
Nonfamily households	518	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,599	81.9%
Vacant	353	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,255	78.5%
Renter-occupied	344	21.5%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,513	77.5%
1-unit, attached	125	6.4%
2 to 4 units	105	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	209	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2278855
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.65 sq mi
Center point: 29.8967, -89.8929