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Lafitte, LA

488 Population
4.8 square miles 100.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.6 ±21.6 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,025 ±$16,212 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $38,238 ±$466
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$29,886 ±$21,481 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $62,655 ±$1,185
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.3% ±4.2% (21  ±22) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 18.6% 178,924 (±0.7% / ±6,368)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

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Families

237 ±91 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 398,564 ±2,112
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.3 (488  ±199) 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
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

18.6% ±20.8% (13  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.7% 13,426 (±0.5% / ±1,093)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

366 ±128 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 465,148 ±180
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$316,400 ±$168,543 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than 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
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

81.9% ±9.9% (316  ±128.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 87.6% 602,898 (±0.9% / ±6,303.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.1% ±12.8% (43  ±52.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 33.4% 230,169 (±0.6% / ±3,773.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.4% ±4.2% (14  ±18) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5% 38,442 (±0.2% / ±1,527)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
14 Total veterans ±18 14 Male ±18 N/A Female ±14

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