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Census Tract 302.12, Ascension, LA

8,230 Population
3.4 square miles 2,410.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Prairieville: 37.2 ±1.2
  • about the same as the figure in Ascension Parish: 36.6 ±0.4

Economics

$46,823 ±$7,174 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Prairieville: $47,901 ±$3,664
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ascension Parish: $42,258 ±$1,668
$118,421 ±$47,559 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Prairieville: $104,923 † ±$11,562
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Ascension Parish: $91,549 ±$5,417

5.3% ±3.4% (432  ±284) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Prairieville: 4.6% † 1,601 (±1.5% / ±520)
  • about half the rate in Ascension Parish: 10.3% † 13,346 (±1.4% / ±1,856)

31.3 minutes ±6.7 (105,670  ±30,412) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Prairieville: 31.9 531,165 (±3 / ±67,683)
  • a little higher than the figure in Ascension Parish: 30.2 1,764,395 (±1.4 / ±98,166)

Families

2,686 ±330 Number of households
  • Prairieville: 12,604 ±720
  • Ascension Parish: 47,656 ±640
3.1 ±0.2 (8,230  ±1,189) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Prairieville: 2.8 35,238 (±0 / ±2,072)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ascension Parish: 2.7 129,490 (±0 / ±25)

4.8% ±4.2% (94  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Prairieville: 6.8% † 608 (±2.1% / ±190)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ascension Parish: 7.1% † 2,297 (±1.4% / ±457)

Housing

2,892 ±383 Number of housing units
  • Prairieville: 13,198 ±732
  • Ascension Parish: 51,940 ±81

$330,800 ±$70,202 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Prairieville: $317,400 ±$19,675
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ascension Parish: $279,600 ±$7,042

4.3% ±4.2% (350  ±344.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Prairieville: 8.5% † 2,932 (±2.3% / ±819.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ascension Parish: 10.3% † 13,258 (±1.5% / ±1,872.4)

Social

96.9% ±10% (5,043  ±796.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Prairieville: 94.7% 21,530 (±4% / ±1,563)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ascension Parish: 89.3% 76,280 (±3.1% / ±2,681.1)
36.5% ±7.6% (1,900  ±455.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Prairieville: 37.8% † 8,606 (±3.8% / ±1,005.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ascension Parish: 29.1% 24,849 (±1.8% / ±1,574.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.9% ±4.8% (732  ±406) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Prairieville: 5.7% † 1,992 (±1.9% / ±693)
  • nearly double the rate in Ascension Parish: 4.9% 6,401

6.9% ±3.8% (399  ±222) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Prairieville: 7% † 1,776 (±1.9% / ±483)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ascension Parish: 6.1% † 5,864 (±0.7% / ±683)
399 Total veterans ±222 364 Male ±219 35 Female ±44

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