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Chauvin, LA

2,531 Population
4.8 square miles 531.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$21,225 ±$4,683 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: $33,067 ±$1,136
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$50,976 ±$8,438 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: $64,269 ±$3,557
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

18.8% ±7% (473  ±213) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 17.2% 34,338 (±1.3% / ±2,615)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

28 minutes ±15.7 (20,380  ±7,832) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 25.3 2,107,220 (±0.6 / ±71,815)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

875 ±177 Number of households
  • the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 79,238 ±858
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.9 ±0.5 (2,531  ±653) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 2.5 200,409 (±0 / ±59)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,014 ±194 Number of housing units
  • the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 88,400 ±85
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$93,500 ±$18,492 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: $189,900 ±$4,657
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

11.8% ±10.1% (299  ±,267.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 10.6% † 21,243 (±1.2% / ±2,424.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

64.8% ±4.6% (968  ±,174.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 83.1% 114,130 (±2.1% / ±2,837.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
3.9% ±3.3% (58  ±50) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 19% 26,154 (±1.1% / ±1,448.7)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

0.2% ±0.3% (4  ±7) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 2.9% 5,899
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

4% ±3% (76  ±61) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: 5.3% 8,175 (±0.4% / ±669)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
76 Total veterans ±61 76 Male ±61 N/A Female ±14

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