Bayou Gauche, LA

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,908
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Household Income
$162,951
9.28% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$308,000
4.09% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,000
20.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bayou Gauche, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Bayou Gauche, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Bayou Gauche, LA was $308,000, and the homeownership rate was 95.8%.

Most people in Bayou Gauche, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Bayou Gauche, LA was 3 cars per household.

United StatesLouisianaSt. Charles Parish, LANew Orleans-Metairie, LASouth Central Planning & Development Commission 1--River Parishes PUMA, LASouth Central Planning & Development Commission 2--Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA

Population & Diversity

Bayou Gauche, LA is home to a population of 1.91k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Bayou Gauche, LA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.91k people) in Bayou Gauche, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Bayou Gauche, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bayou Gauche, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bayou Gauche, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.91k ± 670
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 14
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 14

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.91k people) in Bayou Gauche, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    46,145 ± 5,248 people
  2. Mexico
    26,336 ± 3,973 people
  3. Vietnam
    16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

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Military

Veterans

Korea
Most Common Service Period
106 ± 122

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Economy

The economy of Bayou Gauche, LA employs 1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bayou Gauche, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), Public Administration (177 people), and Manufacturing (119 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($120,239), Public Administration ($112,595), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,551).

Employment

Occupations

1k
2024 Value
± 334
20.9%
1 Year growth
± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayou Gauche, LA grew at a rate of 20.9%, from 827 employees to 1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bayou Gauche, LA, are Health Technologists & Technicians (185 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (150 people), and Management Occupations (119 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bayou Gauche, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1k
2024 Value
± 334
20.9%
1 Year growth
± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayou Gauche, LA grew at a rate of 20.9%, from 827 employees to 1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bayou Gauche, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), Public Administration (177 people), and Manufacturing (119 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bayou Gauche, LA, though some of these residents may live in Bayou Gauche, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$86,648
Median earning men ± $10,660
$59,427
Median earning women ± $2,960

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($120,239), Public Administration ($113,084), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,093).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,144), Public Administration ($56,364), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($2,499).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Bayou Gauche, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bayou Gauche, LA was $308,000 in 2024, which is 0.926 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $295,900 to $308,000, a 4.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Bayou Gauche, LA is 95.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bayou Gauche, LA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bayou Gauche, LA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$308,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$114,678
$596
Median Property Taxes
±$243

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 Gauche, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

95.8%
Homeownership
2024
65.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 95.8% of the housing units in Bayou Gauche, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$162,951
Median Household Income
± $21,785
622
Number of Households
± 244

In 2024, the median household income of the 622 households in Bayou Gauche, LA grew to $162,951 from the previous year's value of $149,107.

The following chart displays the households in Bayou Gauche, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bayou Gauche, LA is from Louisiana.
0.465
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (88.5%)
  2. Carpooled (7.87%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.64%)

In 2024, 88.5% of workers in Bayou Gauche, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.87%) and those who worked at home (3.64%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bayou Gauche, LA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.23% of the workforce in Bayou Gauche, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bayou Gauche, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bayou Gauche, LA have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Health

99.4% of the population of Bayou Gauche, LA has health coverage, with 76.3% on employee plans, 5.18% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 4.18% on non-group plans, and 1.59% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.8% were men and 42.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 9.46% between 18 and 34 years, 49.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.8% were men and 42.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.634%
Uninsured
76.3%
Employer Coverage
5.18%
Medicaid
12.1%
Medicare
4.18%
Non-Group
1.59%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bayou Gauche, LA grew by NaNy% from 0% to 0.634%.

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