Jean Lafitte, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,266

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.1

10% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.1%

1.03% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,452

4.46% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$205,200

Population & Diversity

Jean Lafitte, LA is home to a population of 2.27k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.177% of Jean Lafitte, LA residents were born outside of the country (4 people).

In 2024, there were 8.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.88k people) in Jean Lafitte, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 227 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 39 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jean Lafitte, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.88k ± 712
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
227 ± 127
White (Hispanic)
39 ± 43

2.07%

Hispanic Population

47 people

2.07% of the people in Jean Lafitte, LA are hispanic (47 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jean Lafitte, 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

0.177%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4 people

0.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2024, 0.177% of Jean Lafitte, LA residents (4 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 Jean Lafitte, LA was 0.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
26 ± 27
Gulf War (2001-)
14 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 17

Jean Lafitte, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Jean Lafitte, LA employs 810 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jean Lafitte, LA were Construction (115 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (85 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($138,417), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($127,891), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,598).

Employment

Occupations

810

2024 Value

± 153

4.79%

1 Year growth

± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jean Lafitte, LA grew at a rate of 4.79%, from 773 employees to 810 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jean Lafitte, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (123 people), Management Occupations (91 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (76 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jean Lafitte, 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

810

2024 Value

± 153

4.79%

1 Year growth

± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jean Lafitte, LA grew at a rate of 4.79%, from 773 employees to 810 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jean Lafitte, LA, are Construction (115 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (85 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jean Lafitte, LA, though some of these residents may live in Jean Lafitte, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,929

Median earning men ± $9,149

$40,694

Median earning women ± $8,733

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($129,609), Other Services Except Public Administration ($98,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,815).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,294), Construction ($37,188), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($34,211).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jean Lafitte, LA was $205,200 in 2024, which is 0.617 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $207,600 to $205,200, a 1.16% decrease. The homeownership rate in Jean Lafitte, LA is 85%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jean Lafitte, LA have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jean Lafitte, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$205,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,681

$627

Median Property Taxes

±$146

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 Jean Lafitte, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

85%

Homeownership

2024

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85% of the housing units in Jean Lafitte, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jean Lafitte, 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.

$64,452

Median Household Income

± $19,986

738

Number of Households

± 160

In 2024, the median household income of the 738 households in Jean Lafitte, LA grew to $64,452 from the previous year's value of $61,703.

The following chart displays the households in Jean Lafitte, 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 Jean Lafitte, 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 (85.6%)
Carpooled (4.84%)
Walked (4.84%)

In 2024, 85.6% of workers in Jean Lafitte, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.84%) and those who walked to work (4.84%).

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

32.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jean Lafitte, LA have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.84% of the workforce in Jean Lafitte, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jean Lafitte, LA (297 out of 2.26k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jean Lafitte, LA is White, followed by Two Or More 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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