Lafourche Crossing, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,790

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.1

0.237% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28.4%

6.16% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$73,309

6.22% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$269,100

Population & Diversity

Lafourche Crossing, LA is home to a population of 2.79k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.358% of Lafourche Crossing, LA residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2024, there were 3.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.09k people) in Lafourche Crossing, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 573 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 94 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Lafourche Crossing, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lafourche Crossing, LA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lafourche Crossing, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.09k ± 551
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
573 ± 574
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
94 ± 118

4.3%

Hispanic Population

120 people

4.3% of the people in Lafourche Crossing, LA are hispanic (120 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lafourche Crossing, 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

0.358%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

0.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

20 people

As of 2024, 0.358% of Lafourche Crossing, LA residents (10 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 Lafourche Crossing, LA was 0.82%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
103 ± 61
Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 30

Lafourche Crossing, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lafourche Crossing, LA employs 994 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lafourche Crossing, LA were Construction (114 people), Accommodation & Food Services (107 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($160,613), Construction ($88,095), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,423).

Employment

Occupations

994

2024 Value

± 260

18.1%

1 Year growth

± 31.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lafourche Crossing, LA grew at a rate of 18.1%, from 842 employees to 994 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lafourche Crossing, LA, are Management Occupations (148 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (126 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (123 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lafourche Crossing, 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

994

2024 Value

± 260

18.1%

1 Year growth

± 31.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lafourche Crossing, LA grew at a rate of 18.1%, from 842 employees to 994 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lafourche Crossing, LA, are Construction (114 people), Accommodation & Food Services (107 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lafourche Crossing, LA, though some of these residents may live in Lafourche Crossing, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$74,310

Median earning men ± $20,635

$43,553

Median earning women ± $26,269

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($93,417), Construction ($88,512), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,837).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,742), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,684), and Retail Trade ($17,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lafourche Crossing, LA was $269,100 in 2024, which is 0.809 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $257,600 to $269,100, a 4.46% increase. The homeownership rate in Lafourche Crossing, LA is 79.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lafourche Crossing, LA have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lafourche Crossing, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$269,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,694

$792

Median Property Taxes

±$209

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

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

Rent vs Own

79.6%

Homeownership

2024

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.6% of the housing units in Lafourche Crossing, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lafourche Crossing, 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.

$73,309

Median Household Income

± $30,513

995

Number of Households

± 254

In 2024, the median household income of the 995 households in Lafourche Crossing, LA declined from $73,309 from the previous year's value of $78,173.

The following chart displays the households in Lafourche Crossing, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lafourche Crossing, 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 (80.9%)
Carpooled (12.6%)
Worked At Home (5.33%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Lafourche Crossing, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (5.33%).

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

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lafourche Crossing, LA have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Lafourche Crossing, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lafourche Crossing, LA (793 out of 2.79k 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 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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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