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Census Tract 218, Lafourche, LA

4,634 Population
3.9 square miles 1,174 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Raceland: 43.4 ±2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lafourche Parish: 39.4 ±0.4

Economics

$25,423 ±$2,907 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Raceland: $30,045 ±$2,635
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Lafourche Parish: $33,881 ±$1,360
$52,229 ±$16,379 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Raceland: $60,286 † ±$11,345
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lafourche Parish: $63,135 ±$3,744

9.8% ±3.8% (453  ±186) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Raceland: 13.8% † 1,316 (±3.1% / ±331)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Lafourche Parish: 17% 15,931 (±1.5% / ±1,373)

26.5 minutes ±6.5 (49,265  ±15,427) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Raceland: 28 112,700 (±1.9 / ±18,928)
  • about the same as the figure in Lafourche Parish: 27.1 1,059,390 (±1.1 / ±50,093)

Families

1,806 ±280 Number of households
  • Raceland: 3,845 † ±440
  • Lafourche Parish: 37,762 ±553
2.6 ±0.5 (4,604  ±605) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Raceland: 2.5 † 9,545 (±0.4 / ±1,039)
  • a little higher than the figure in Lafourche Parish: 2.5 93,817 (±0 / ±62)

5.3% ±6.5% (59  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Raceland: 5.4% † 118 (±4.1% / ±93)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafourche Parish: 6.3% † 1,393 (±1.5% / ±332)

Housing

1,957 ±291 Number of housing units
  • Raceland: 4,254 † ±467
  • Lafourche Parish: 41,447 ±78

$145,300 ±$69,302 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Raceland: $187,800 † ±$19,182
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Lafourche Parish: $193,900 ±$11,598

4% ±3.9% (179  ±174.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Raceland: 4.3% † 401 (±2.2% / ±205.3)
  • about half the rate in Lafourche Parish: 8% † 7,556 (±1.2% / ±1,161.7)

Social

77.3% ±9.7% (2,546  ±504.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Raceland: 81.4% 5,665 (±3.8% / ±672.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lafourche Parish: 83.6% 55,039 (±2.6% / ±1,707.8)
13.8% ±6% (455  ±209.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Raceland: 17.5% † 1,218 (±4.7% / ±352.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lafourche Parish: 21.1% 13,914 (±1.3% / ±843.4)

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

3.1% ±3.2% (144  ±151) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Raceland: 2.1% † 205 (±1.5% / ±142)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Lafourche Parish: 2.3% 2,234

1.7% ±1.2% (64  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Raceland: 5% † 383 (±2.8% / ±219)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Lafourche Parish: 4.1% † 3,049 (±0.5% / ±361)
64 Total veterans ±47 64 Male ±47 N/A Female ±14

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