Bayou Vista, LA

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2023 Population

3,931

0.557% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.5

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

24.1%

34.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$47,726

2.86% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$152,700

5.17% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,695

10.2% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Bayou Vista, LA had a population of 3.93k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $47,726. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bayou Vista, LA declined from 3,953 to 3,931, a −0.557% decrease and its median household income grew from $46,399 to $47,726, a 2.86% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bayou Vista, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.46%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.19%), Other (Hispanic) (2.16%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.27%).

None of the households in Bayou Vista, 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.

96.7% of the residents in Bayou Vista, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Bayou Vista, LA was $152,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Bayou Vista, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bayou Vista, LA was 2 cars per household.

United States Louisiana St. Mary Parish, LA Morgan City, LA South Central Planning & Development Commission 3--Terrebonne & St. Mary Parishes PUMA, LA

Population & Diversity

Bayou Vista, LA is home to a population of 3.93k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.02% of Bayou Vista, LA residents were born outside of the country (158 people).

In 2023, there were 13.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.45k people) in Bayou Vista, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 254 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 86 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.7% of Bayou Vista, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bayou Vista, LA was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bayou Vista, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.45k ± 445
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
254 ± 164
Two+ (Hispanic)
86 ± 67.5

4.35%

Hispanic Population

171 people

4.35% of the people in Bayou Vista, LA are hispanic (171 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bayou Vista, 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 Bayou Vista, LA.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Bayou Vista, LA was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Bayou Vista, LA residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

4.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

158 people

4.43%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

175 people

As of 2023, 4.02% of Bayou Vista, LA residents (158 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bayou Vista, LA was 4.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
68 ± 70
Gulf War (2001-)
39 ± 61
Vietnam
29 ± 38

Bayou Vista, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bayou Vista, LA employs 1.7k people. The largest industries in Bayou Vista, LA are Construction (278 people), Manufacturing (150 people), and Retail Trade (149 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,692), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,015), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,591).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.7k

2023 Value

± 353

−10.2%

1 Year decline

± 30.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bayou Vista, LA declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 1.89k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bayou Vista, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (203 people), Sales & Related Occupations (181 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (178 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bayou Vista, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.7k

2023 Value

± 353

−10.2%

1 Year decline

± 30.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bayou Vista, LA declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 1.89k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bayou Vista, LA, are Construction (278 people), Manufacturing (150 people), and Retail Trade (149 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bayou Vista, LA, though some of these residents may live in Bayou Vista, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,632

Median earning men ± $19,766

$28,750

Median earning women ± $10,861

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,692), Manufacturing ($58,750), and Information ($35,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,015), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,319), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,136).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bayou Vista, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bayou Vista, LA was $152,700 in 2023, which is 0.503 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $145,200 to $152,700, a 5.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Bayou Vista, LA is 74.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Bayou Vista, LA have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bayou Vista, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$152,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$21,910

$1,255

Median Property Taxes

±$286

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

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Bayou Vista, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$47,726

Median Household Income

± $16,661

1.68k

Number of Households

± 345

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.68k households in Bayou Vista, LA grew to $47,726 from the previous year's value of $46,399.

The following chart displays the households in Bayou Vista, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Bayou Vista, LA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.6%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)
Carpooled (7.89%)

In 2023, 79.6% of workers in Bayou Vista, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.89%).

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

17.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bayou Vista, LA have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.8% of the workforce in Bayou Vista, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bayou Vista, 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 Vista, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bayou Vista, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bayou Vista, LA (946 out of 3.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bayou Vista, LA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

95.2% of the population of Bayou Vista, LA has health coverage, with 38.9% on employee plans, 31.2% on Medicaid, 16.3% on Medicare, 7.58% on non-group plans, and 1.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Mary Parish, LA see 2014 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.03% increase from the previous year (1974 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2680 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 804 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for St. Mary Parish, LA.

2,014 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Mary Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in St. Mary Parish, LA see an average of 2,014 patients per year. This represents a 2.03% increase from the previous year (1,974 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Mary Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.76%

Uninsured

38.9%

Employer Coverage

31.2%

Medicaid

16.3%

Medicare

7.58%

Non-Group

1.25%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bayou Vista, LA grew by 5.64% from 4.5% to 4.76%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bayou Vista, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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