Bayou Blue, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,218

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.4

2.91% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.9%

8.93% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$63,958

6.26% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$189,100

Population & Diversity

Bayou Blue, LA is home to a population of 12.2k people, from which 97.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.99% of Bayou Blue, LA residents were born outside of the country (365 people).

In 2024, there were 7.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.64k people) in Bayou Blue, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.18k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 740 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Bayou Blue, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bayou Blue, LA was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bayou Blue, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bayou Blue, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.64k ± 1.09k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.18k ± 511
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
740 ± 381

8.57%

Hispanic Population

1.05k people

8.57% of the people in Bayou Blue, LA are hispanic (1.05k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bayou Blue, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

2.99%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

365 people

3.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

413 people

As of 2024, 2.99% of Bayou Blue, LA residents (365 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bayou Blue, LA was 3.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bayou Blue, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
119 ± 72
Gulf War (1990s)
116 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
104 ± 72

Bayou Blue, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bayou Blue, LA.

Economy

The economy of Bayou Blue, LA employs 5.44k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bayou Blue, LA were Construction (858 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (649 people), and Retail Trade (608 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($97,784), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,607), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,550).

Employment

Occupations

5.44k

2024 Value

± 634

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayou Blue, LA grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 4.73k employees to 5.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bayou Blue, LA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (650 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (634 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (566 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bayou Blue, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.44k

2024 Value

± 634

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayou Blue, LA grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 4.73k employees to 5.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bayou Blue, LA, are Construction (858 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (649 people), and Retail Trade (608 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bayou Blue, LA, though some of these residents may live in Bayou Blue, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,549

Median earning men ± $10,525

$33,018

Median earning women ± $2,166

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,806), Public Administration ($87,560), and Manufacturing ($85,044).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,420), Construction ($51,367), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,600).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bayou Blue, LA was $189,100 in 2024, which is 0.568 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,200 to $189,100, a 2.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Bayou Blue, LA is 89.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bayou Blue, LA have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bayou Blue, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$189,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,938

$3,810

Median Property Taxes

±$471

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bayou Blue, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bayou Blue, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

89.6%

Homeownership

2024

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.6% of the housing units in Bayou Blue, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bayou Blue, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,958

Median Household Income

± $16,697

4.25k

Number of Households

± 539

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.25k households in Bayou Blue, LA grew to $63,958 from the previous year's value of $60,189.

The following chart displays the households in Bayou Blue, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bayou Blue, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Carpooled (9.3%)
Worked At Home (9.06%)

In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Bayou Blue, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.3%) and those who worked at home (9.06%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bayou Blue, LA have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.41% of the workforce in Bayou Blue, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bayou Blue, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bayou Blue, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bayou Blue, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bayou Blue, LA (2.92k out of 12.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bayou Blue, LA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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