Harahan, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,904

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

6.16% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.47%

11.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,516

1.65% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$343,100

Population & Diversity

Harahan, LA is home to a population of 8.9k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.66% of Harahan, LA residents were born outside of the country (504 people).

In 2024, there were 16.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.38k people) in Harahan, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 453 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 304 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Harahan, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harahan, LA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harahan, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.38k ± 402
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
453 ± 266
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
304 ± 210

8.29%

Hispanic Population

738 people

8.29% of the people in Harahan, LA are hispanic (738 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harahan, 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

5.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

504 people

2.91%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

260 people

As of 2024, 5.66% of Harahan, LA residents (504 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 Harahan, LA was 2.91%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
150 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
110 ± 70
Korea
34 ± 31

Harahan, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Harahan, LA employs 4.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harahan, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (958 people), Educational Services (448 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (400 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($122,500), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,924), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,429).

Employment

Occupations

4.73k

2024 Value

± 555

2.76%

1 Year growth

± 15.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harahan, LA grew at a rate of 2.76%, from 4.6k employees to 4.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harahan, LA, are Management Occupations (794 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (565 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (474 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harahan, 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

4.73k

2024 Value

± 555

2.76%

1 Year growth

± 15.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harahan, LA grew at a rate of 2.76%, from 4.6k employees to 4.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harahan, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (958 people), Educational Services (448 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (400 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harahan, LA, though some of these residents may live in Harahan, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,213

Median earning men ± $9,000

$44,776

Median earning women ± $10,016

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,542), Public Administration ($91,023), and Construction ($76,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($66,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,544), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,667).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harahan, LA was $343,100 in 2024, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $309,400 to $343,100, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Harahan, LA is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harahan, LA have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harahan, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$343,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,039

$3,169

Median Property Taxes

±$447

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 Harahan, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Harahan, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harahan, 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.

$79,516

Median Household Income

± $4,978

4.28k

Number of Households

± 527

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.28k households in Harahan, LA grew to $79,516 from the previous year's value of $78,222.

The following chart displays the households in Harahan, 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 Harahan, 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 (80.8%)
Worked At Home (9.26%)
Carpooled (5.89%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Harahan, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.26%) and those who carpooled to work (5.89%).

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

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harahan, LA have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.51% of the workforce in Harahan, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.47% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harahan, LA (654 out of 8.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harahan, 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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