Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Population 2024

94,361

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana's estimated 2024 population is 94,361 with a growth rate of -0.73% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana is the 15th largest county in Louisiana. The 2010 population was 96,693 and has seen a growth of -2.41% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Change
202990,886-695-0.76%
202891,581-695-0.75%
202792,276-695-0.75%
202692,971-695-0.74%
202593,666-695-0.74%
202494,361-695-0.73%
202395,056-695-0.73%
202295,751-1,848-1.89%
202197,5991450.15%
202097,454-164-0.17%
201997,618-292-0.3%
201897,910-168-0.17%
201798,078-415-0.42%
201698,4932140.22%
201598,2794300.44%
201497,8496140.63%
201397,2351040.11%
201297,1311000.1%
201197,0313380.35%
201096,69300%
199085,8603,3774.09%
198082,48313,54219.64%
197068,94113,56024.48%
196055,38113,17231.21%
195042,2093,5949.31%
194038,6156,19619.11%
193032,4192,0756.84%
192030,344-2,767-8.36%
191033,1114,22914.64%
190028,8826,78730.72%
189022,0952,98215.6%
188019,1134,39429.85%
187014,7196754.81%
186014,0444,51247.34%
18509,5322,22930.52%
18407,3031,80032.71%
18305,5031,74846.55%
18203,7551,76088.22%
18101,995-88,891-97.8%
2024 Growth Rate
-0.73% (-695)
County Website
Lafourche Parish
2020 Population
97,454
Area
1068 mi²
Density
88 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-3.17% (-3,093)
Founded
1807

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White75,65477.82%
Black or African American12,95013.32%
Two or more races4,8975.04%
Native American2,0462.1%
Other race1,0671.1%
Asian6040.62%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander20%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Native American

Other race

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Population by Race

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Population Pyramid 2024

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Median Age

38.8

Total

37.9

Male

39.3

Female

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Adults

There are 75,065 adults, (15,420 of whom are seniors) in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Age Dependency

63

Age Dependency Ratio

25.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

37.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Sex Ratio

Female49,31250.72%
Male47,90849.28%

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Population by Age

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All36,8282.5878.321.7
Married18,4193.1391.98.1
Non Family12,0021.2364.435.6
Female4,8953.6561.638.4
Male1,5123.0875.824.2

3.14

Average Family Size

2.58

Average Household Size

78.3%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade7,26110.94%
Associates Degree4,3426.54%
Bachelors Degree8,27912.48%
Graduate Degree4,0736.14%
High School Graduate26,83840.45%
Less Than 9th Grade4,6577.02%
Some College10,89116.42%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White53,17444,91710,849
Black7,6285,696675
Hispanic2,4801,613483
2+ Races2,1851,801425
Native American1,36468079
Other Race68046652
Asian447351156
Islander220

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 34.9%.

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$52,736$72,436$47,054
Graduate Degree$68,324$107,974$61,354
High School Graduate$43,589$56,823$28,376
Less Than 9th Grade$31,037$34,725$19,809
Overall$45,791$58,283$32,383
Some College$42,084$60,855$30,105

$45,791

Average Earnings

$58,283

Average Male

$32,383

Average Female

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Earnings by Educational Attainment

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Language

89.67% of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana residents speak only English, while 10.33% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 7.36% of the population.

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Language

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White72,5388,91212.29%
Black12,2434,72338.58%
Hispanic4,20687620.83%
Multiple4,83571614.81%
Native1,93446924.25%
Other1,06432030.08%
Asian5929115.37%

16.55%

Overall Poverty Rate

13.69%

Male Poverty Rate

19.33%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

The race most likely to be in poverty in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana is Black, with 38.58% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana is White, with 12.29% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.29%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.88%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 24.67%.

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade27.46%
High School12.84%
Some College11.56%
Bachelors or Greater3.7%

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed42.27%
Male Unemployed40.12%
Female Employed9.04%
Male Employed5.14%

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$78,226$97,952
Households$61,381$83,072
Married Families$96,933$116,940
Non Families$29,423$45,423

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

50.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

53.5%

Male Marriage Rate

47.0%

Female Marriage Rate

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

3,731

Number of Veterans

3,364

Male Veterans

367

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam1,428
First Gulf War1,009
Second Gulf War790
Korea213
World War II52

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 541,120
75+1,062
65 to 74967
55 to 64308
18 to 34274

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White3,0100.050092362994890914
Black6060.06418811566571338
2+ Races730.027198211624441134
Hispanic580.02049469964664311
Native American420.026957637997432605

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Veterans by Race

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

3.65%

Veteran Poverty Rate

33.99%

Veteran Disability Rate

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

57.7%

Labor Force Participation

53.9%

Employment Rate

6.5%

Unemployment Rate

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

88.14%

Born in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

97.76%

Native Born

2.24%

Foreign Born

1.49%

Non Citizen

0.75%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

97.76% of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana residents were born in the United States, with 88.14% having been born in Louisiana. 1.49% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Place of Birth

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