Port Allen

Population: 4,928
Median household income: $59,380
Median home value: $167,700

Port Allen is a community in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to 4,928 residents. At $59,380, its median household income sits below West Baton Rouge Parish's $87,320.

From 2019 to 2023, Port Allen's population held roughly steady from 4,958 to 4,928, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $135,100 to $167,700.

The median resident is 44.7 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 20.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,928
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $59,380
Median home value: $167,700
Median gross rent: $1,046
Housing units: 2,526
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9584,928

Median household income

$55,426$59,380

Median home value

$135,100$167,700

Median gross rent

$934$1,046

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,958	$55,426	$135,100	$934
2020	4,883	$55,219	$139,800	$926
2021	4,989	$56,280	$135,600	$1,031
2022	4,956	$53,706	$157,600	$1,065
2023	4,928	$59,380	$167,700	$1,046

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4420.8%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	144	2.9%
5 to 17	540	11.0%
18 to 24	286	5.8%
25 to 34	504	10.2%
35 to 44	1,024	20.8%
45 to 54	739	15.0%
55 to 64	799	16.2%
65 to 74	431	8.7%
75 and over	461	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,092	42.5%
Black or African American	2,708	55.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	92	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	241	6.1%
High school graduate	1,725	43.6%
Some college or associate's	1,388	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	452	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	152	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,051	74.4%
Carpooled	360	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	92	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	255	9.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	828	33.1%
15 to 29 min	933	37.3%
30 to 44 min	421	16.8%
45 to 59 min	21	0.8%
60+ min	300	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 19.1% (937 of 4,894)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,264	57.8%
Nonfamily households	922	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,186	86.5%
Vacant	340	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,405	64.3%
Renter-occupied	781	35.7%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,969	77.9%
1-unit, attached	29	1.1%
2 to 4 units	174	6.9%
5 to 19 units	98	3.9%
20 or more units	4	0.2%
Mobile home & other	252	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2261790
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 30.4438, -91.2074