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Lafourche Parish, LA

Demographic and economic profile of Lafourche Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lafourche Parish is a 96,670-person coastal Louisiana community with a strong base in oil and gas extraction and maritime industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $49,263 that notably exceeds median worker earnings of $40,248. The labor pool is relatively modest in educational attainment—20.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a labor force participation rate of 57.4% and unemployment at 5.5%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $190,800 and median gross rent of $933/month, though the parish has seen a -1.6% population decline over the past five years and carries an 18.0% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

95,342

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$63,135

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

Lafourche Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone72,295 (75.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone12,330 (12.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,681 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,156 (3.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,675 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,545 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5,317
  2. 2.Spanish2,880
  3. 3.Other Indo-European217
  4. 4.Vietnamese177
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)94

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,263

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,167
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,599
  3. 3.Construction (Group)4,019
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,925
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,498

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations15,161
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,976
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,176
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,368
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,187

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.88×)2,586
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.33×)3,856
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)2,832
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)2,236
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)4,932

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$190,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$933/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9995,004 (16.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,964 (13.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,380 (11.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,723 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,054 (6.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,747 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,248

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone33,155 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled4,236 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,958 (4.8%)
  • Other731 (1.8%)
  • Walked712 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit197 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.