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Gueydan, LA

1,464 Population
0.9 square miles 1,608 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±10 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 37.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$21,755 ±$4,644 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $35,892 ±$760
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
$27,891 ±$10,484 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $60,892 ±$1,370
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408

39.5% ±14.4% (557  ±236) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 18.4% 75,025 (±0.9% / ±3,650)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)

38 minutes ±10.8 (12,665  ±5,370) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 25.2 4,279,100 (±0.5 / ±114,876)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)

Families

565 ±132 Number of households
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 164,378 ±1,323
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
2.5 ±0.8 (1,414  ±303) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 2.5 408,560 (±0 / ±89)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126

2.1% ±6% (7  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 6.4% † 6,218 (±0.7% / ±700)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)

Housing

675 ±131 Number of housing units
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 187,261 ±101
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333

$74,300 ±$22,729 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $214,400 ±$3,823
  • about one-third of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367

6.5% ±6.6% (95  ±98) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 11% 44,771 (±0.7% / ±2,924.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)

Social

82.3% ±24.6% (769  ±158.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 87.3% 243,188 (±1.5% / ±4,227.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
7.7% ±3.6% (72  ±36.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 27.6% 76,974 (±1% / ±2,699.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.1% ±3.2% (54  ±35) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 16,266 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
54 Total veterans ±35 45 Male ±31 9 Female ±15

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