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Jefferson Parish

Population in July 2007: 1,467.
Males: 753  (51.4%)
Females: 714  (48.6%)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70067.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,570 (it was $33,872 in 2000)
Lafitte:  $42,570
Louisiana:  $40,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,981 (it was $82,800 in 2000)
Lafitte:  $144,981
Louisiana:  $126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $182,165; Detached houses: $224,084; Mobile homes: $48,037
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Races in Lafitte:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Lafitte: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: French (30.8%), Italian (11.5%), German (8.7%), French Canadian (7.4%), United States (6.6%), English (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3 feet

Land area: 5.70 square miles.

Population density: 257 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Lafitte

  • High school or higher: 57.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 43.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lafitte CDP

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 14.0%

14 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Lafitte, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lafitte to the number of sex offenders is 183 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lafitte:  0.3% ($211)
Louisiana:  0.3% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (20.6 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (317.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Barataria, LA (1.6 miles ), Jean Lafitte, LA (2.0 miles ), Estelle, LA (3.4 miles ), Woodmere, LA (3.5 miles ), Belle Chasse, LA (3.7 miles ), Marrero, LA (3.8 miles ), Timberlane, LA (3.8 miles ), Harvey, LA (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 29.68 N, Longitude: 90.11 W

Area code: 504

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
  • Mining (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (24%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Extraction workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)



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Lafitte-area historical tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Lafitte place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 tornado 33.6 miles away from the place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lafitte:
  • EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; METAIRIE, LA)
  • ADVANCE CARE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARRERO, LA)
  • WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; MARRERO, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Lafitte, LA

Heliports located in Lafitte:
Amtrak station near Lafitte:
  • 19 miles: NEW ORLEANS (1001 LOYOLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lafitte:
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 19 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 19 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 19 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 20 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 23 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 25 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)

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Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Fisher Cemetery (2), Coulon Cemetery (3), Lafitte Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Louisiana Marine Fisheries Museum (580 Jean Lafitte Boulevard) (1), Lafitte Jean Tourist Commission (799 Jean Lafitte Boulevard) (2), Airboat Swamp Tours of New Orleans (Tours & Charters; 786 Jean Lafitte Boulevard) (3), Airboat Excursions of New Orleans (Tours & Charters; 280 Jean Lafitte Boulevard) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  79.0%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.9%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

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Lafitte compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Lafitte travel time to work


Lafitte mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (53%)
  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

12.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.66%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)
Jefferson Parish:  0.09%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orleans Parish, LA  7.42% ($33,304 average AGI)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA  1.84% ($38,160)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.36% ($39,228)


18.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  18.58%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Jefferson Parish:  0.05%
Louisiana average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  2.23% ($26,150 average AGI)
to Orleans Parish, LA  1.10% ($28,500)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.93% ($49,193)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lafitte:
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSHO (800 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: SHADOWLANDS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KLEB (1600 AM; 5 kW; GOLDEN MEADOW, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
  • WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
  • WVOG (600 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: F.W. ROBERT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • KGLA (1540 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GRETNA, LA; Owner: CROCODILE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)
  • KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lafitte:
  • WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
  • KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
  • WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)
  • KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
  • WWOZ (90.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC.)
  • KNOU (104.5 FM; EMPIRE, LA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF LOUISIANA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lafitte:
  • WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
  • WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
  • WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
  • WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
  • WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
  • WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KNOV-LP (Channel 57; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • K59DG (Channel 59; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCCASTING NETWORK)

Lafitte, Louisiana:
  • Fatal accident count: 18
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
  • Fatalities: 20
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 49
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Louisiana average:
  • Fatal accident count: 109
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 162
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 31
  • Fatalities: 119
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 287
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17
See more detailed statistics of Lafitte fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,671
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,840

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Lafitte)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5
  • Lafitte Compressor Station 1 13 Mi Se, Call Sign: KGS799, Licensee ID: L00009844
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.9400 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/03/1995, Expiration Date: 10/03/2000, Cancelation Date: 12/03/2000
    Registrant: Texaco Communications Inc, Denver, CO 80217, Phone: (303) 860-3584
  • 7 Mi S, Call Sign: KKA239, Licensee ID: L00009844
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.290 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/03/1995, Expiration Date: 10/03/2000, Cancelation Date: 12/03/2000
    Registrant: Texaco Communications Inc, Denver, CO 80217, Phone: (504) 876-5645
  • 11 Mi Se, Call Sign: KKA960, Licensee ID: L00008706
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.9400 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/17/2002, Expiration Date: 09/11/2012, Cancelation Date: 05/27/2003, Certifier: Marc Coventry
    Registrant: Chevron Usa Inc, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
  • Lafitte Dock 2 Mi S, Call Sign: KUO780, Licensee ID: L00008706
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.9400 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/04/2001, Expiration Date: 08/12/2011, Cancelation Date: 05/27/2003, Certifier: Marc Coventry
    Registrant: Chevron Usa Inc, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
  • 1836 Rural Highway 301 ( 30292 / Lafitte La 1 ), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125.9 m, Call Sign: WQHI998
    765.006 MHz, 765.018 MHz, 765.506 MHz, 765.518 MHz, 773.531 MHz, 773.543 MHz, 773.781 MHz, 764.768 MHz, 764.518 MHz, 764.756 MHz, 773.793 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/10/2007, Expiration Date: 06/01/2008, Certifier: Curtis Bowers
    Registrant: M S Benbow And Associates, 2450 Severn Avenue Suite 400, Metairie, LA 70001, Phone: (504) 836-8902, Fax: (504) 836-2088, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, 7 Mi S Of, Overall height: 87.8 m, Call Sign: WNEE988
    Assigned Frequencies : 2183.20 MHz, 2191.20 MHz, 2196.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/18/1998, Expiration Date: 09/23/2008, Cancelation Date: 05/12/2004, Certifier: David M Pfeffer
    Registrant: Shell Communications Inc, Houston, TX 77252-0329, Phone: (713) 245-1303, Fax: (713) 245-1010, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • 11 Mi Se, Type: Building, Call Sign: KGW427, Licensee ID: L00008706
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.900 MHz, 156.175 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/14/2000, Expiration Date: 05/04/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/27/2003, Certifier: Marc Coventry
    Registrant: Chevron Usa Inc, 1001 G St, N.W., Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KJ5XV, Previous Call Sign: N5VMT, Licensee ID: L00869457
    Grant Date: 05/28/2004, Expiration Date: 05/31/2014
    Registrant: David E Cutlip, 4449 Jean Lafitte Blvd., Lafitte, LA 70067
  • Call Sign: WA5CDX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01337732
    Grant Date: 10/31/2007, Expiration Date: 11/24/2017, Certifier: Ronald L Platt
    Registrant: Ronald L Platt, 546 Jean Lafitte Blvd, Lafitte, LA 70067



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$140,6033$126,7301$67,3802$175,9851$33,690
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$118,5800$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$60,2902$149,3601$37,1101$55,3201$44,310
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$177,2200$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0279.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$160,620
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2005 2003 2002

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0279.00

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