Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Lafourche Parish has a population of 96,252 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $193,900, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $63,135.

Home price
$193,900
Income
$63,135
Population
96,252
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$193,900county
Median gross rent$928county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,302county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,102county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$904county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,330county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$63,135county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.8%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$65,320county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.54%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6537092county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station12 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths47.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.5%county
Public schools in the county30county
Public school enrollment12949county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible63.1%county
Elementary schools19county
Middle schools8county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.4%county
Frequent mental distress21.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population96,252county
Land area in square miles1,070county
People per square mile of land90.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store27.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.5%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.6%county
Share of households that are one person26.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages8.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents78county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in1,745county
Households that moved away2,017county
Average income of arriving households$48,522county
Average income of departing households$50,051county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year344county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings9.3%county
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature70.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F77 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing11 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days293 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 11county
Average first fall frostDec 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,245 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity67.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband86.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk64.6county
Coastal flood risk81.8county
Drought risk86.4county
Landslide risk24.9county
Hail risk63.5county
Earthquake risk55.4county
Tornado risk94.5county
Tropical cyclone risk97.7county
Extreme heat risk92.1county
Winter weather risk54.7county
Strong wind risk56.6county
Wildfire risk18.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lafourche Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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