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South Central Planning & Development Commission 2--Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA

115,392 Population
1,411.8 square miles 81.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,680 ±$2,308 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,255 ±$8,900 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.8% ±3.6% (17,801  ±4,059) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.5 minutes ±1.1 (1,300,560  ±60,911) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,425 ±1,340 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (112,515  ±156) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±1.9% (1,124  ±455) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,255 ±1,048 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$202,900 ±$15,267 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.3% ±1.6% (6,063  ±1,808.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

81.5% ±4.8% (66,820  ±4,036.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19% ±2.5% (15,597  ±2,080.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

8.8% ±0.8% (9,707  ±837.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.4% (2,718  ±1,217) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.5% ±1.2% (4,098  ±1,058) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,098 Total veterans ±1,058 3,849 Male ±1,067 249 Female ±229

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