Port Barre

Population: 2,292
Median household income: $42,853
Median home value: $76,500

Located in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Port Barre is a community with a population of 2,292. At $42,853, its median household income sits below St. Landry Parish's $45,637.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Barre's population grew 28.8% from 1,780 to 2,292, while its median home value fell 24.0% from $100,600 to $76,500.

Owners occupy 56.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 27.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,292
Median age: 27.8 yrs
Median household income: $42,853
Median home value: $76,500
Median gross rent: $832
Housing units: 1,005
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7802,292

Median household income

$26,250$42,853

Median home value

$100,600$76,500

Median gross rent

$566$832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,780	$26,250	$100,600	$566
2020	1,619	$29,896	$78,700	$560
2021	2,145	$38,147	$85,000	$597
2022	2,181	$37,000	$69,200	$760
2023	2,292	$42,853	$76,500	$832

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 2415.1%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	162	7.1%
5 to 17	565	24.7%
18 to 24	345	15.1%
25 to 34	267	11.6%
35 to 44	242	10.6%
45 to 54	217	9.5%
55 to 64	253	11.0%
65 to 74	194	8.5%
75 and over	47	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,034	45.1%
Black or African American	970	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	121	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	149	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate60.6%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	165	13.5%
High school graduate	739	60.6%
Some college or associate's	258	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	34	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	719	82.9%
Carpooled	123	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	236	28.0%
15 to 29 min	177	21.0%
30 to 44 min	267	31.7%
45 to 59 min	102	12.1%
60+ min	60	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 16.3% (373 of 2,285)

	Count	Share
Family households	598	71.1%
Nonfamily households	243	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	841	83.7%
Vacant	164	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	477	56.7%
Renter-occupied	364	43.3%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other33.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	538	53.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	64	6.4%
5 to 19 units	23	2.3%
20 or more units	44	4.4%
Mobile home & other	336	33.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2261825
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.5555, -91.9560