Lawtell

Population: 1,044
Median household income: $49,274
Median home value: $24,300

Located in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Lawtell is a community with a population of 1,044. At $49,274, its median household income sits above St. Landry Parish's $45,637.

From 2019 to 2023, Lawtell's population declined 16.6% from 1,252 to 1,044, while its median home value fell 74.7% from $96,200 to $24,300.

The median resident is 53.9 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 25.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,044
Median age: 53.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,274
Median home value: $24,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 549
Homeownership rate: 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2521,044

Median household income

$43,245$49,274

Median home value

$96,200$24,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,252	$43,245	$96,200
2020	737	$43,548	$95,500
2021	1,126	—	—
2022	997	$45,855	—
2023	1,044	$49,274	$24,300

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7425.7%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	3.4%
5 to 17	201	19.3%
18 to 24	13	1.2%
25 to 34	108	10.3%
35 to 44	92	8.8%
45 to 54	79	7.6%
55 to 64	118	11.3%
65 to 74	268	25.7%
75 and over	130	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	662	63.4%
Black or African American	304	29.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	40	3.8%
Some other race	38	3.6%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.6%

High school graduate58.0%

Some college or associate's10.8%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	20.6%
High school graduate	461	58.0%
Some college or associate's	86	10.8%
Bachelor's degree	76	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone57.9%

Carpooled26.8%

Public transit9.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	242	57.9%
Carpooled	112	26.8%
Public transit	38	9.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	26	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	29.9%
15 to 29 min	159	38.0%
30 to 44 min	76	18.2%
45 to 59 min	29	6.9%
60+ min	29	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 18.5% (186 of 1,004)

	Count	Share
Family households	233	44.8%
Nonfamily households	287	55.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	520	94.7%
Vacant	29	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	481	92.5%
Renter-occupied	39	7.5%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	425	77.4%
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	124	22.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2242520
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5126, -92.1832