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Harahan, LA

8,904 Population
2 square miles 4,411.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50 ±5.4 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$51,141 ±$4,664 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $38,238 ±$466
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
$79,516 ±$4,978 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $62,655 ±$1,185
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408

7.5% ±2.9% (654  ±254) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 18.6% 178,924 (±0.7% / ±6,368)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)

19.7 minutes ±1.4 (84,780  ±9,973) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 24.4 9,715,445 (±0.3 / ±142,938)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)

Families

4,278 ±302 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 398,564 ±2,112
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
2 ±0.1 (8,747  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.4 962,257 (±0 / ±296)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126

2.8% ±3.2% (50  ±58) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.7% 13,426 (±0.5% / ±1,093)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)

Housing

4,484 ±305 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 465,148 ±180
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333

$343,100 ±$30,039 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $260,200 ±$2,739
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367

7% ±3.1% (625  ±273.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 10.7% 104,073 (±0.4% / ±3,540.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)

Social

94.4% ±7% (6,678  ±565.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 87.6% 602,898 (±0.9% / ±6,303.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
43.3% ±4.8% (3,067  ±359.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 33.4% 230,169 (±0.6% / ±3,773.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)

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

5.7% ±2.8% (504  ±248) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 9.8% 96,296
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537

5.8% ±1.5% (439  ±118) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5% 38,442 (±0.2% / ±1,527)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
439 Total veterans ±118 403 Male ±110 36 Female ±33

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