Chauvin

Population: 2,531
Median household income: $50,976
Median home value: $93,500

Chauvin is a community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, home to 2,531 residents. At $50,976, its median household income sits below Terrebonne Parish's $64,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chauvin's population grew 5.1% from 2,408 to 2,531, while its median home value rose 10.8% from $84,400 to $93,500.

64.1% of workers drive to work alone. 86.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,531
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,976
Median home value: $93,500
Median gross rent: $1,044
Housing units: 1,014
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4082,531

Median household income

$39,071$50,976

Median home value

$84,400$93,500

Median gross rent

$641$1,044

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,408	$39,071	$84,400	$641
2020	2,771	$48,229	$80,500	$627
2021	2,837	$45,341	$77,700	$920
2022	2,511	$49,280	$86,800	$1,009
2023	2,531	$50,976	$93,500	$1,044

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 2415.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	0.6%
5 to 17	624	24.7%
18 to 24	400	15.8%
25 to 34	317	12.5%
35 to 44	243	9.6%
45 to 54	176	7.0%
55 to 64	317	12.5%
65 to 74	205	8.1%
75 and over	235	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,115	83.6%
Black or African American	8	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	170	6.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	153	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	85	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.2%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	525	35.2%
High school graduate	609	40.8%
Some college or associate's	301	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	47	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled26.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	497	64.1%
Carpooled	204	26.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	6.1%
Other means	20	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	196	26.9%
15 to 29 min	197	27.1%
30 to 44 min	220	30.2%
45 to 59 min	8	1.1%
60+ min	107	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 18.8% (473 of 2,511)

	Count	Share
Family households	661	75.5%
Nonfamily households	214	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	875	86.3%
Vacant	139	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	641	73.3%
Renter-occupied	234	26.7%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	877	86.5%
1-unit, attached	30	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	103	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2214520
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.4453, -90.5936