Erath

Population: 1,865
Median household income: $45,526
Median home value: $133,700

Erath, a community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, has 1,865 residents. At $45,526, its median household income sits below Vermilion Parish's $57,537.

From 2019 to 2023, Erath's population declined 19.8% from 2,326 to 1,865, while its median home value rose 67.3% from $79,900 to $133,700.

Owners occupy 65.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,865
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,526
Median home value: $133,700
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 863
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3261,865

Median household income

$38,295$45,526

Median home value

$79,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$600$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,326	$38,295	$79,900	$600
2020	2,286	$37,198	$114,400	$623
2021	2,160	$41,576	$114,500	$758
2022	2,231	$45,486	$132,400	$858
2023	1,865	$45,526	$133,700	$835

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	5.1%
5 to 17	379	20.3%
18 to 24	117	6.3%
25 to 34	267	14.3%
35 to 44	189	10.1%
45 to 54	276	14.8%
55 to 64	166	8.9%
65 to 74	262	14.0%
75 and over	113	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,596	85.6%
Black or African American	124	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's19.0%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	131	10.3%
High school graduate	612	48.1%
Some college or associate's	242	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	188	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	100	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	744	85.3%
Carpooled	51	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	6.2%
Other means	23	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	352	43.0%
15 to 29 min	131	16.0%
30 to 44 min	217	26.5%
45 to 59 min	64	7.8%
60+ min	54	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 16.7% (311 of 1,865)

	Count	Share
Family households	609	76.3%
Nonfamily households	189	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	798	92.5%
Vacant	65	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	523	65.5%
Renter-occupied	275	34.5%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	639	74.0%
1-unit, attached	6	0.7%
2 to 4 units	75	8.7%
5 to 19 units	19	2.2%
20 or more units	3	0.3%
Mobile home & other	121	14.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2224180
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.9588, -92.0374