Gueydan

Population: 1,431
Median household income: $29,223
Median home value: $82,100

Gueydan is a community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to 1,431 residents. At $29,223, its median household income sits below Vermilion Parish's $57,537.

From 2019 to 2023, Gueydan's population grew 14.6% from 1,249 to 1,431, while its median home value fell 3.8% from $85,300 to $82,100.

The median gross rent is $656. 11.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,431
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $29,223
Median home value: $82,100
Median gross rent: $656
Housing units: 739
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 17.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2491,431

Median household income

$33,611$29,223

Median home value

$85,300$82,100

Median gross rent

$537$656

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,249	$33,611	$85,300	$537
2020	1,184	$32,639	$90,000	$630
2021	1,053	$27,031	$72,700	$558
2022	1,220	$24,375	$81,800	$661
2023	1,431	$29,223	$82,100	$656

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	5.7%
5 to 17	214	15.0%
18 to 24	138	9.6%
25 to 34	152	10.6%
35 to 44	131	9.2%
45 to 54	100	7.0%
55 to 64	200	14.0%
65 to 74	208	14.5%
75 and over	207	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,239	86.6%
Black or African American	155	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate53.0%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167	16.7%
High school graduate	529	53.0%
Some college or associate's	186	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	87	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	29	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	327	87.2%
Carpooled	15	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	14	3.7%
Worked from home	15	4.0%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	147	40.8%
15 to 29 min	64	17.8%
30 to 44 min	35	9.7%
45 to 59 min	51	14.2%
60+ min	63	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 35.3% (485 of 1,372)

	Count	Share
Family households	354	56.3%
Nonfamily households	275	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	629	85.1%
Vacant	110	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	465	73.9%
Renter-occupied	164	26.1%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	593	80.2%
1-unit, attached	5	0.7%
2 to 4 units	34	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	107	14.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2232055
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.0290, -92.5070