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Violet, LA

4,454 Population
3.9 square miles 1,134.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±4.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$24,530 ±$3,385 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $37,547 ±$464
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$48,897 ±$10,901 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $62,271 ±$1,005
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

21.9% ±9.9% (975  ±463) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 18.3% 177,337 (±0.6% / ±5,312)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

31.9 minutes ±11.2 (48,640  ±12,058) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 24.5 9,996,485 (±0.3 / ±152,754)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

1,599 ±184 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 397,029 ±1,760
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.8 ±0.3 (4,442  ±656) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.4 970,389 (±0 / ±355)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

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

Housing

1,952 ±204 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 463,532 ±245
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$180,100 ±$15,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $248,000 ±$2,229
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

5.3% ±3.7% (236  ±166.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 11.3% 110,457 (±0.4% / ±4,309.9)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

75.2% ±7.5% (2,205  ±352.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 87.5% 606,045 (±0.9% / ±6,015.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
12.1% ±4.8% (355  ±147.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 33.1% 228,937 (±0.5% / ±3,549.4)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

2.2% ±1.4% (99  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 9.5% 93,444
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

4.4% ±2.5% (141  ±83) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 40,344 (±0.2% / ±1,427)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
141 Total veterans ±83 85 Male ±58 56 Female ±59

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