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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in charts

In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, the median household income in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, was $63,135, about the same as Louisiana's ($60,756) and lower than the U.S. figure ($80,734). 17% of its people lived below the poverty line, lower than Louisiana's (18.9%) and higher than the U.S. figure (12.5%). Median rent was $928 a month, and the typical owner-occupied home was worth $193,900.

Median household income

$63,135 ± $3,744

Median household income, dollars a year. 1,364th lowest of 3,143 counties; 21st highest of 64 in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish
$63,135
Louisiana
$60,756
U.S.
$80,734

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Poverty rate

17% ± 1.5%

Percent of people below the poverty line. 842nd highest of 3,144 counties; 22nd lowest of 64 in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish
17%
Louisiana
18.9%
U.S.
12.5%

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Median rent

$928 ± $63

Median gross rent, dollars a month. 1,285th highest of 3,137 counties; 23rd highest of 64 in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish
$928
Louisiana
$1,064
U.S.
$1,413

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Median home value

$193,900 ± $11,598

Median home value, dollars. 1,468th highest of 3,139 counties; 21st highest of 64 in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish
$193,900
Louisiana
$216,500
U.S.
$332,700

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Average commute

27.1 minutes ± 1.1

Average one-way commute, minutes. 919th highest of 3,143 counties; 30th lowest of 64 in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish
27.1 minutes
Louisiana
25.7 minutes
U.S.
26.4 minutes

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Chartly, “Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in charts”, from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates ending in 2024. https://chart.ly/counties/lafourche-parish-louisiana

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How these figures are measured

  • Every figure comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which asks a sample of households each year. The 5-year estimates pool five years of answers so that even small counties have one, so they describe those years together, not the latest year, and don't reflect recent price increases.
  • Each county figure is shown with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence, as the Census publishes it). Small counties' margins can be wide; where a county's gap from its state or the U.S. is within its margin, we say “about the same.”
  • Rent is median gross rent, including utilities. Home value is what owners estimate their home would sell for. The poverty line is the same across the country, so it doesn't reflect higher living costs in some places. Commute is the average one-way trip to work; people who work from home are not counted.
  • Counties include county equivalents such as parishes, boroughs and independent cities. Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions, which replaced its counties in Census data.

Sources and dates

  • What is the typical household income in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What share of people live in poverty in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How much is rent in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What is the typical home worth in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How long is the commute to work in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.