Montegut

Population: 1,264
Median household income: $32,500
Median home value: $105,000

Montegut is a community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, home to 1,264 residents. Its median household income of $32,500 runs below the Terrebonne Parish figure of $64,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, Montegut's population declined 40.7% from 2,133 to 1,264, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $80,000 to $105,000.

The typical home was built around 1959. 40.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,264
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $32,500
Median home value: $105,000
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 484
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1331,264

Median household income

$33,947$32,500

Median home value

$80,000$105,000

Median gross rent

$738$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,133	$33,947	$80,000	$738
2020	1,809	$45,833	$88,500	$730
2021	1,469	$47,598	$92,300	—
2022	1,347	$32,989	$89,500	$853
2023	1,264	$32,500	$105,000	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6422.9%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	5.1%
5 to 17	190	15.0%
18 to 24	48	3.8%
25 to 34	115	9.1%
35 to 44	125	9.9%
45 to 54	208	16.5%
55 to 64	289	22.9%
65 to 74	190	15.0%
75 and over	34	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,015	80.3%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	191	15.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma42.8%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's15.5%

Bachelor's degree2.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	411	42.8%
High school graduate	343	35.7%
Some college or associate's	149	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	23	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked18.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means9.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	195	65.2%
Carpooled	15	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	18.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.7%
Other means	27	9.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	37.1%
15 to 29 min	52	17.9%
30 to 44 min	83	28.5%
45 to 59 min	29	10.0%
60+ min	19	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 40.3% (510 of 1,264)

	Count	Share
Family households	344	74.1%
Nonfamily households	120	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	464	95.9%
Vacant	20	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	378	81.5%
Renter-occupied	86	18.5%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	365	75.4%
1-unit, attached	8	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	20.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2251550
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 29.4406, -90.5608