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South Central Planning & Development Commission 2--Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA

116,474 Population
1,411.8 square miles 82.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$31,949 ±$2,662 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $32,171 ±$366
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$56,456 ±$4,547 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $55,416 ±$800
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

17.5% ±3% (19,870  ±3,439) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 18.6% 829,565 (±0.5% / ±23,622)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.7 minutes ±0.9 (1,362,160  ±57,044) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 26 48,590,976 (±0.2 / ±384,117)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

46,754 ±1,248 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,816,902 ±10,634
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0.1 (113,752  ±103) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,466,263
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.4% ±2.1% (1,354  ±541) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,980 (±0.5% / ±5,188)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

51,744 ±807 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,113,178 ±174
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$173,400 ±$13,476 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $209,200 ±$2,324
  • about half the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

5.5% ±1.6% (6,352  ±1,852.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 11.7% 531,059 (±0.5% / ±20,847.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

83.8% ±5.3% (68,724  ±4,479.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,702,838 (±0.9% / ±27,647.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
22% ±3% (18,011  ±2,470.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 27.1% 840,106 (±0.5% / ±15,508.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

10.2% ±0.9% (11,379  ±973) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 7.6% 330,876 (±0.1% / ±5,013.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

3.5% (4,120  ±1,617) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 192,895
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.1% ±1.4% (4,755  ±1,340) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,067 (±0.2% / ±7,616)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
4,755 Total veterans ±1,340 4,445 Male ±1,318 310 Female ±248

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