Breaux Bridge

Population: 7,497
Median household income: $45,620
Median home value: $163,600

Breaux Bridge is a community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, home to 7,497 residents. At $45,620, its median household income sits below St. Martin Parish's $53,394.

Between 2019 and 2023, Breaux Bridge's population declined 9.3% from 8,262 to 7,497, while its median home value rose 8.0% from $151,500 to $163,600.

30.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.56 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,497
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $45,620
Median home value: $163,600
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 3,088
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2627,497

Median household income

$43,758$45,620

Median home value

$151,500$163,600

Median gross rent

$757$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,262	$43,758	$151,500	$757
2020	8,213	$41,556	$134,500	$793
2021	7,711	$44,155	$155,200	$786
2022	7,544	$45,619	$160,000	$876
2023	7,497	$45,620	$163,600	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	545	7.3%
5 to 17	1,369	18.3%
18 to 24	732	9.8%
25 to 34	906	12.1%
35 to 44	871	11.6%
45 to 54	743	9.9%
55 to 64	935	12.5%
65 to 74	805	10.7%
75 and over	591	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,552	47.4%
Black or African American	3,489	46.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	96	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	175	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	121	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	965	19.9%
High school graduate	1,951	40.2%
Some college or associate's	997	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	494	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	444	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,528	84.4%
Carpooled	190	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	85	2.8%
Bicycle	28	0.9%
Worked from home	164	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,095	38.7%
15 to 29 min	833	29.4%
30 to 44 min	557	19.7%
45 to 59 min	155	5.5%
60+ min	191	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 30.2% (2,190 of 7,260)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,819	63.1%
Nonfamily households	1,065	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,884	93.4%
Vacant	204	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,171	75.3%
Renter-occupied	713	24.7%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,407	77.9%
1-unit, attached	7	0.2%
2 to 4 units	231	7.5%
5 to 19 units	41	1.3%
20 or more units	55	1.8%
Mobile home & other	347	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2209340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 30.2831, -91.9059