Boutte

Population: 2,283
Median household income: $78,971
Median home value: $240,400

Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, Boutte is a community with a population of 2,283. At $78,971, its median household income sits in line with St. Charles Parish's $82,172.

From 2019 to 2023, Boutte's population declined 24.7% from 3,030 to 2,283, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $165,300 to $240,400.

Owners occupy 71.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,283
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $78,971
Median home value: $240,400
Median gross rent: $1,232
Housing units: 870
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0302,283

Median household income

$55,063$78,971

Median home value

$165,300$240,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,232

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,030	$55,063	$165,300	$1,063
2020	2,944	$68,558	$231,300	$1,080
2021	2,253	$73,632	$189,400	$1,098
2022	2,274	$74,886	$235,300	$1,164
2023	2,283	$78,971	$240,400	$1,232

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	144	6.3%
5 to 17	442	19.4%
18 to 24	172	7.5%
25 to 34	329	14.4%
35 to 44	287	12.6%
45 to 54	369	16.2%
55 to 64	231	10.1%
65 to 74	197	8.6%
75 and over	112	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,051	46.0%
Black or African American	922	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	243	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's40.9%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	196	12.9%
High school graduate	471	30.9%
Some college or associate's	623	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	203	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	32	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit2.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	885	84.3%
Carpooled	111	10.6%
Public transit	28	2.7%
Walked	16	1.5%
Bicycle	10	1.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	199	19.0%
15 to 29 min	355	33.8%
30 to 44 min	322	30.7%
45 to 59 min	130	12.4%
60+ min	44	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 9.0% (205 of 2,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	607	74.2%
Nonfamily households	211	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	818	94.0%
Vacant	52	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	584	71.4%
Renter-occupied	234	28.6%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	598	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	77	8.9%
5 to 19 units	15	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	180	20.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2209130
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 29.8874, -90.3888