In 2019, Lafourche Parish, LA had a population of 98.1k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $55,506. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Lafourche Parish, LA declined from 98,214 to 98,108, a −0.108% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,089 to $55,506, a 4.55% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lafourche Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.45%), White (Hispanic) (2.17%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.12%). 0% of the households in Lafourche Parish, LA speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
98.1% of the residents in Lafourche Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Lafourche Parish, LA are Nicholls State University (1,292 degrees awarded in 2020).
In 2019, the median property value in Lafourche Parish, LA was $158,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%. Most people in Lafourche Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lafourche Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.
Lafourche Parish, LA borders Assumption Parish, LA, Jefferson Parish, LA, St. Charles Parish, LA, St. James Parish, LA, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA, and Terrebonne Parish, LA.