Lutcher

Population: 3,051
Median household income: $49,769
Median home value: $190,300

Lutcher, a community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, has 3,051 residents. At $49,769, its median household income sits below St. James Parish's $64,536.

From 2019 to 2023, Lutcher's population declined 6.5% from 3,262 to 3,051, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $150,900 to $190,300.

92.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,051
Median age: 55.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,769
Median home value: $190,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,385
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2623,051

Median household income

$44,347$49,769

Median home value

$150,900$190,300

Median gross rent

$445$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,262	$44,347	$150,900	—
2020	3,229	$46,630	$152,300	$445
2021	3,163	$42,390	$162,000	—
2022	3,114	$45,457	$181,300	$828
2023	3,051	$49,769	$190,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over18.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	191	6.3%
5 to 17	352	11.5%
18 to 24	142	4.7%
25 to 34	320	10.5%
35 to 44	292	9.6%
45 to 54	206	6.8%
55 to 64	564	18.5%
65 to 74	420	13.8%
75 and over	564	18.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,783	58.4%
Black or African American	1,150	37.7%
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	9	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate48.8%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	343	14.5%
High school graduate	1,154	48.8%
Some college or associate's	491	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	277	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	101	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone92.1%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	766	92.1%
Carpooled	7	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	157	20.0%
15 to 29 min	402	51.3%
30 to 44 min	79	10.1%
45 to 59 min	104	13.3%
60+ min	42	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 6.9% (206 of 2,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	789	69.6%
Nonfamily households	345	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,134	81.9%
Vacant	251	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,015	89.5%
Renter-occupied	119	10.5%

1-unit, detached92.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,274	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	79	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2246720
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 30.0631, -90.7117