Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	96,252	4,611,961	334,922,499	640th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,135	$60,756	$80,734	1780th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	38.0	38.9	2290th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.1%	27.0%	35.7%	1802nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$193,900	$216,500	$332,700	1471st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$928	$1,064	$1,413	1287th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.0%	18.9%	12.5%	926th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	6.3%	5.2%	1792nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	90.1	106.7	n/a	1059th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	4.9%	14.1%	1845th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1761st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.9%	67.4%	65.2%	655th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	25.7	26.4	969th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.8%	8.1%	15.1%	2725th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1831st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.5%	41.8%	46.9%	1351st of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.6%	n/a	n/a	1762nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.8%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.8	58.9	61.4

Age in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	39.4	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	37,762	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.4%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	30.7%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,881	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.6%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.0%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.7%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	41,447	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.9%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.1%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,038	$1,180	n/a

Education in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	16.5%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.2%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.3%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.2%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.8%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.7%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.8%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.0%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	88.8%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.3%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.0%	6.4%	16.7%

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