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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2022: 95,870 (76% urban, 24% rural); it was 89,974 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 14,267
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,644
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 24,988
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,575 (it was 7,069 in 2000)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

33%

Land area: 1085 sq. mi.

Water area: 387.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 88 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Lafourche Parish: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.7%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Lafourche Parish, LA (2022)
    • 72,58875.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 13,35913.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,4684.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,6852.8%Two or more races
    • 1,9472.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 8150.9%Asian alone
    • 80.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

40.9 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 48,740  (50.8%)
Females: 47,130  (49.2%)
Average household size:
Lafourche Parish:

2.0 people
Louisiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,593 ($34,910 in 1999)
This county:

$58,593
Louisiana:

$55,416

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $562 (lower quartile is $428, upper quartile is $851)
This county:

$562
State:

$779


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,600 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
Lafourche:

$178,600
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,600 - $284,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $257,860
Here:

$257,860
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $251,986
Here:

$251,986
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $83,941
Here:

$83,941
State:

$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,783
Here:

$133,783
State:

$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $231,971
Here:

$231,971
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $93,698
Here:

$93,698
State:

$89,857

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,981
Here:

$21,981
State:

$73,931

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,300
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $369

Institutionalized population: 794

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 9
  • Rapes: 11
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 200
  • Burglaries: 273
  • Thefts: 1127
  • Auto thefts: 90

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 9
  • Rapes: 22
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 203
  • Burglaries: 340
  • Thefts: 1558
  • Auto thefts: 90
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 454 buildings, average cost: $258,500
  • 2021: 361 buildings, average cost: $224,700
  • 2020: 361 buildings, average cost: $215,300
  • 2019: 355 buildings, average cost: $221,300
  • 2018: 352 buildings, average cost: $236,400
  • 2017: 298 buildings, average cost: $200,900
  • 2016: 317 buildings, average cost: $206,200
  • 2015: 400 buildings, average cost: $212,900
  • 2014: 394 buildings, average cost: $208,900
  • 2013: 306 buildings, average cost: $201,900
  • 2012: 280 buildings, average cost: $182,500
  • 2011: 201 buildings, average cost: $216,600
  • 2010: 198 buildings, average cost: $195,500
  • 2009: 281 buildings, average cost: $193,300
  • 2008: 300 buildings, average cost: $191,000
  • 2007: 387 buildings, average cost: $147,900
  • 2006: 458 buildings, average cost: $150,800
  • 2005: 383 buildings, average cost: $141,300
  • 2004: 351 buildings, average cost: $139,300
  • 2003: 333 buildings, average cost: $127,500
  • 2002: 313 buildings, average cost: $127,300
  • 2001: 272 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2000: 285 buildings, average cost: $120,700
  • 1999: 332 buildings, average cost: $128,400
  • 1998: 357 buildings, average cost: $125,700
  • 1997: 351 buildings, average cost: $93,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Lafourche, LA residents
Average permit cost in Lafourche, LA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,377 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $708 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Lafourche, LA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lafourche, LA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lafourche, LA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.8%
Lafourche Parish:

17.8%
Louisiana:

18.6%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.0% for Black residents, 18.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.3% for American Indian residents, 23.9% for other race residents, 13.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.9 years old
(Males: 38.8 years old, Females: 43.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.7 years old, Black residents: 43.2 years old, American Indian residents: 41.6 years old, Asian residents: 60.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.8 years old, Other race residents: 22.4 years old)

Area name: Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafourche Parish is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $683 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thibodaux, Bayou Blue, Raceland, Galliano, Larose, Cut Off, Chackbay, Lockport, Golden Meadow, Mathews.

Lafourche Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2023 air pollution in Lafourche Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 11.7 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Austin County, Texas , Bexar County, Texas , Franklin County, Florida , St. John the Baptist Parish , Union County, Florida , Lavaca County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Louisiana:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Lafourche, LA
County total employment by year in Lafourche, LA
County average yearly wages by year in Lafourche, LA

Current college students: 4,683
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,561 (34.1% naturalized citizens)

Lafourche Parish:

2.7%
Whole state:

4.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 5402010 or later
  • 8862000 to 2009
  • 3591990 to 1999
  • 2311980 to 1989
  • 2881970 to 1979
  • 190Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%

Lafourche Parish marital status for males Lafourche Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 30,933
  • One, attached: 1,038
  • Two: 608
  • 3 or 4: 1,024
  • 5 to 9: 595
  • 10 to 19: 83
  • 20 to 49: 111
  • 50 or more: 262
  • Mobile homes: 7,048
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 125

Housing units in Lafourche Parish with a mortgage: 14,152 (423 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 335 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 532

Here:

2.6% with mortgage
State:

98.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Lafourche Parish

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic55,45019
Evangelical Protestant6,15234
Mainline Protestant1,5899
Black Protestant5304
Other1405
None32,457-
Lafourche Parish Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 17
Lafourche Parish:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.22 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
This county:

0.97 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 44
Lafourche Parish:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 45
This county:

4.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Lafourche Parish:

11.4%
Louisiana:

10.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Lafourche Parish:

29.4%
State:

29.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

24.9%
State:

13.7%

Agriculture in Lafourche Parish:

Average size of farms: 373 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66,067
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $625.00
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53,117
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89,611
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.25
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 75 acres

Earthquake activity:

Lafourche Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 335.5 miles away from Lafourche Parish center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 222.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 167.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 121.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 275.9 miles away from Lafourche Parish center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 326.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3347: August 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 3347, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 01, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4041: October 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4041, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4015: August 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 4015, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • 25 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Lafourche Parish (35) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 24
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 18, Floods: 8, Tropical Storms: 7, Storms: 6, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lafourche

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 27,866 (76.6%)
  • Carpooled: 3,792 (10.4%)
  • Bus: 202 (0.6%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,380 (3.8%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 950 (2.6%)
  • Worked at home: 2,099 (5.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
  • Sales and related occupations (17%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (30%)
  • Honduras (20%)
  • Guatemala (9%)
  • Serbia (5%)
  • England (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lafourche Parish


  • French (except Basque) (21%)
  • American (21%)
  • French Canadian (7%)
  • English (5%)
  • Cajun (3%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • German (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in 2010:

  • 776 people in college/university student housing
  • 427 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 197 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 164 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 35 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 14 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 6 people in residential treatment centers for adults

People in group quarters in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in 2000:

  • 744 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 494 people in nursing homes
  • 168 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 94 people in religious group quarters
  • 44 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 27 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 27 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 26 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 22 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 12 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 6 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $67,748.

5.15% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.15%
Louisiana average:

6.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.16% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($35,674 average AGI)
0.98% relocated from other states ($9,944 average AGI)
Lafourche Parish:

0.98%
Louisiana average:

2.12%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Terrebonne Parish, LA  2.42% ($41,743 average AGI)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.31% ($41,324)
from Assumption Parish, LA  0.27% ($35,600)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.16% ($77,963)
from St. Charles Parish, LA  0.14% ($49,340)
from Ascension Parish, LA  0.10% ($64,727)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.10% ($59,312)


6.23% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,955 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.23%
Louisiana average:

7.33%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.51% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($32,620 average AGI)
1.71% relocated to other states ($16,335 average AGI)
Lafourche Parish:

1.71%
Louisiana average:

2.97%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Terrebonne Parish, LA  2.15% ($44,206 average AGI)
to Jefferson Parish, LA  0.27% ($35,560)
to Assumption Parish, LA  0.26% ($47,409)
to Lafayette Parish, LA  0.23% ($57,545)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.19% ($42,682)
to Ascension Parish, LA  0.18% ($54,115)
to St. Mary Parish, LA  0.15% ($28,365)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Births per 1000 population in Lafourche Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Lafourche Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Lafourche Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lafourche Parish
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Lafourche Parish
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lafourche Parish
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lafourche Parish
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lafourche Parish
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Lafourche Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,686 (10,658 aged, 3,028 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,047 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,209)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,128)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (931)
  • Unspecified dementia (624)
  • Congestive heart failure (534)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (522)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (438)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (417)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (339)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (320)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.26
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,283
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 254
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,253

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,344
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 800
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 60

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 50.2. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 80.0
  • Other - 29.8

Household type by relationship:

Households: 95,870
  • Male householders: 17,974 (4,293 living alone), Female householders: 20,549 (6,529 living alone)
  • 18,649 spouses (18,498 opposite-sex spouses), 3,682 unmarried partners, (3,524 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,808 children (23,127 natural, 723 adopted, 958 stepchildren), 4,075 grandchildren, 417 brothers or sisters, 538 parents, 36 foster children, 1,378 other relatives, 1,157 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,607

Size of family households: 11,547 2-persons, 5,789 3-persons, 5,244 4-persons, 2,530 5-persons, 431 6-persons, 246 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,822 1-person, 1,845 2-persons, 69 3-persons.

11,044 married couples with children.
5,676 single-parent households (1,312 men, 4,364 women).

89.4% of residents of Lafourche speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $508,861,000 ($5,522 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $62,393,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $180,645,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $122,741,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $936,000
Federal grants: $90,984,000
Federal procurement contracts: $102,468,000 ($58,886,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,088,000 ($387,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $382,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,539,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,081,188,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 6,414
Here:

70 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,924
Here:

43 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +324
Here:

+4 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -497
Here -5 per 1000 residents
State -20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lafourche Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 23.33 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Year house built in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • Year house built in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • 8662020 or later
  • 5,8362010 to 2019
  • 5,3092000 to 2009
  • 4,9631990 to 1999
  • 5,8071980 to 1989
  • 6,7611970 to 1979
  • 4,0121960 to 1969
  • 4,5871950 to 1959
  • 1,2481940 to 1949
  • 2,4381939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • 1561 room
  • 1172 rooms
  • 8573 rooms
  • 3,1644 rooms
  • 6,9225 rooms
  • 8,0576 rooms
  • 5,2477 rooms
  • 2,9938 rooms
  • 3,8489+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • 2671 room
  • 1,0712 rooms
  • 1,1343 rooms
  • 1,9164 rooms
  • 1,1965 rooms
  • 6176 rooms
  • 4477 rooms
  • 2328 rooms
  • 2829+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • 176no bedroom
  • 9591 bedroom
  • 4,5822 bedrooms
  • 20,2053 bedrooms
  • 4,5764 bedrooms
  • 8635+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
  • 284no bedroom
  • 2,2811 bedroom
  • 2,6042 bedrooms
  • 1,6343 bedrooms
  • 2494 bedrooms
  • 1105+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lafourche Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lafourche Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 964no vehicle
  • 9,9731 vehicle
  • 14,4682 vehicles
  • 4,9713 vehicles
  • 8314 vehicles
  • 1545+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lafourche Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lafourche Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,653no vehicle
  • 3,7541 vehicle
  • 1,3202 vehicles
  • 3333 vehicles
  • 534 vehicles
  • 495+ vehicles

90.1% of Lafourche Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish:

90.1%
State average:

88.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 85,046
  • Other state: 7,985
  • Northeast: 444
  • Midwest: 1,039
  • South: 5,143
  • West: 1,359
Year householders moved into unit in Lafourche Parish, LA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lafourche Parish
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 64.2%Electricity
  • 34.2%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 76.1%Electricity
  • 23.4%Utility gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,106
Here:

36.7%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 640
Here:

13.7%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 174
Here:

5.8%
Louisiana:

17.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Lafourche Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
    Cash and Securities: $991,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $217,234,000
    Hospital Public: $212,381,000
    Other: $3,460,000
    Other: $3,147,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,947,000
    Sewerage: $494,000
    Sewerage: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Toll Highways: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $22,507,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $17,927,000
    Toll Highways: $6,226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,366,000
    Hospitals: $3,474,000
    Water Utilities: $3,013,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,851,000
    Water Utilities: $2,135,000
    Local Fire Protection: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $604,000
    General - Other: $471,000
    General Public Buildings: $390,000
    General Public Buildings: $365,000
    Hospitals: $334,000
    Toll Highways: $326,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Health - Other: $148,000
    Local Fire Protection: $134,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Sewerage: $38,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $238,420,000
    Hospitals: $191,019,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,766,000
    Water Utilities: $8,573,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,463,000
    Water Utilities: $7,969,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,304,000
    Libraries: $5,847,000
    Libraries: $5,136,000
    Regular Highways: $5,120,000
    Regular Highways: $5,114,000
    Health - Other: $4,883,000
    Police Protection: $4,496,000
    Health - Other: $3,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,811,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,612,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,127,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,071,000
    Financial Administration: $2,865,000
    General - Other: $2,709,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,644,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,517,000
    General - Other: $2,421,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,356,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,650,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,590,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,565,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,365,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,268,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,264,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,250,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,199,000
    Financial Administration: $1,036,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $829,000
    Corrections - Other: $757,000
    Corrections - Other: $685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $402,000
    Sewerage: $227,000
    Police Protection: $160,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,255,000
    Public Welfare: $2,897,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,848,000
    Water Utilities: $1,879,000
    Water Utilities: $1,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $534,000
    Health and Hospitals: $396,000
    Housing and Community Development: $326,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $932,000
    Interest on Debt: $218,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $82,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    Other - Police Protection: $56,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $2,625,000
    Hospitals: $2,350,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    General - Other: $78,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $3,917,000
    Water Utilities: $3,307,000
    Other: $1,979,000
    Highways: $836,000
    Highways: $697,000
    Public Welfare: $393,000
    Public Welfare: $390,000
    Other: $386,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,232,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,593,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,160,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,532,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,346,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $893,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,353,000
    Royalties: $2,055,000
    Royalties: $1,294,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,126,000
    Interest Earnings: $929,000
    General Revenue - Other: $647,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $619,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $583,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $468,000
    Rents: $34,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $11,008,000
    Water Utilities: $1,453,000
    Water Utilities: $1,429,000
    Hospitals: $1,213,000
    Local Fire Protection: $345,000
    Local Fire Protection: $244,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $237,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $111,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000
    Health - Other: $79,000
    Housing and Community Development: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $240,228,000
    Cash and Securities: $85,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,817,000
    Water Utilities: $11,297,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $35,000
    Beginning: $8,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,752,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,773,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $7,244,000
    Public Welfare: $3,253,000
    Other: $3,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,932,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,280,000
    Other: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $387,000
    Housing and Community Development: $311,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Highways: $106,000
    Highways: $95,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $49,791,000
    Property: $43,925,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,942,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,638,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,455,000
    Severance: $2,366,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,732,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,710,000
    Severance: $1,063,000
    Other License: $1,015,000
    Amusements Sales: $914,000
    Other License: $746,000
    Other Selective Sales: $604,000
    Other Selective Sales: $347,000
    Amusements Sales: $83,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $61,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $52,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $54,314,000
    : $51,040,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,658,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,469,000

Lafourche Parish government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
    Cash and Securities: $991,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $217,234,000
    Hospital Public: $212,381,000
    Other: $3,460,000
    Other: $3,147,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,947,000
    Sewerage: $494,000
    Sewerage: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Toll Highways: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $22,507,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $17,927,000
    Toll Highways: $6,226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,366,000
    Hospitals: $3,474,000
    Water Utilities: $3,013,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,851,000
    Water Utilities: $2,135,000
    Local Fire Protection: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $604,000
    General - Other: $471,000
    General Public Buildings: $390,000
    General Public Buildings: $365,000
    Hospitals: $334,000
    Toll Highways: $326,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Health - Other: $148,000
    Local Fire Protection: $134,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Sewerage: $38,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $238,420,000
    Hospitals: $191,019,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,766,000
    Water Utilities: $8,573,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,463,000
    Water Utilities: $7,969,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,304,000
    Libraries: $5,847,000
    Libraries: $5,136,000
    Regular Highways: $5,120,000
    Regular Highways: $5,114,000
    Health - Other: $4,883,000
    Police Protection: $4,496,000
    Health - Other: $3,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,811,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,612,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,127,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,071,000
    Financial Administration: $2,865,000
    General - Other: $2,709,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,644,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,517,000
    General - Other: $2,421,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,356,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,650,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,590,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,565,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,365,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,268,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,264,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,250,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,199,000
    Financial Administration: $1,036,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $829,000
    Corrections - Other: $757,000
    Corrections - Other: $685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $402,000
    Sewerage: $227,000
    Police Protection: $160,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,255,000
    Public Welfare: $2,897,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,848,000
    Water Utilities: $1,879,000
    Water Utilities: $1,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $534,000
    Health and Hospitals: $396,000
    Housing and Community Development: $326,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $932,000
    Interest on Debt: $218,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $82,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    Other - Police Protection: $56,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $2,625,000
    Hospitals: $2,350,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    General - Other: $78,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $3,917,000
    Water Utilities: $3,307,000
    Other: $1,979,000
    Highways: $836,000
    Highways: $697,000
    Public Welfare: $393,000
    Public Welfare: $390,000
    Other: $386,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,232,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,593,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,160,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,532,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,346,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $893,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,353,000
    Royalties: $2,055,000
    Royalties: $1,294,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,126,000
    Interest Earnings: $929,000
    General Revenue - Other: $647,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $619,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $583,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $468,000
    Rents: $34,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $11,008,000
    Water Utilities: $1,453,000
    Water Utilities: $1,429,000
    Hospitals: $1,213,000
    Local Fire Protection: $345,000
    Local Fire Protection: $244,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $237,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $111,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000
    Health - Other: $79,000
    Housing and Community Development: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $240,228,000
    Cash and Securities: $85,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,817,000
    Water Utilities: $11,297,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $35,000
    Beginning: $8,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,752,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,773,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $7,244,000
    Public Welfare: $3,253,000
    Other: $3,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,932,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,280,000
    Other: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $387,000
    Housing and Community Development: $311,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Highways: $106,000
    Highways: $95,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $49,791,000
    Property: $43,925,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,942,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,638,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,455,000
    Severance: $2,366,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,732,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,710,000
    Severance: $1,063,000
    Other License: $1,015,000
    Amusements Sales: $914,000
    Other License: $746,000
    Other Selective Sales: $604,000
    Other Selective Sales: $347,000
    Amusements Sales: $83,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $61,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $52,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $54,314,000
    : $51,040,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,658,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,469,000

Lafourche Parish government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
    Cash and Securities: $991,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $217,234,000
    Hospital Public: $212,381,000
    Other: $3,460,000
    Other: $3,147,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,947,000
    Sewerage: $494,000
    Sewerage: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Toll Highways: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $22,507,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $17,927,000
    Toll Highways: $6,226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,366,000
    Hospitals: $3,474,000
    Water Utilities: $3,013,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,851,000
    Water Utilities: $2,135,000
    Local Fire Protection: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $604,000
    General - Other: $471,000
    General Public Buildings: $390,000
    General Public Buildings: $365,000
    Hospitals: $334,000
    Toll Highways: $326,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Health - Other: $148,000
    Local Fire Protection: $134,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Sewerage: $38,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $238,420,000
    Hospitals: $191,019,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,766,000
    Water Utilities: $8,573,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,463,000
    Water Utilities: $7,969,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,304,000
    Libraries: $5,847,000
    Libraries: $5,136,000
    Regular Highways: $5,120,000
    Regular Highways: $5,114,000
    Health - Other: $4,883,000
    Police Protection: $4,496,000
    Health - Other: $3,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,811,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,612,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,127,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,071,000
    Financial Administration: $2,865,000
    General - Other: $2,709,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,644,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,517,000
    General - Other: $2,421,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,356,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,650,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,590,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,565,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,365,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,268,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,264,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,250,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,199,000
    Financial Administration: $1,036,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $829,000
    Corrections - Other: $757,000
    Corrections - Other: $685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $402,000
    Sewerage: $227,000
    Police Protection: $160,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,255,000
    Public Welfare: $2,897,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,848,000
    Water Utilities: $1,879,000
    Water Utilities: $1,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $534,000
    Health and Hospitals: $396,000
    Housing and Community Development: $326,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $932,000
    Interest on Debt: $218,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $82,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    Other - Police Protection: $56,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $2,625,000
    Hospitals: $2,350,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    General - Other: $78,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $3,917,000
    Water Utilities: $3,307,000
    Other: $1,979,000
    Highways: $836,000
    Highways: $697,000
    Public Welfare: $393,000
    Public Welfare: $390,000
    Other: $386,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,232,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,593,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,160,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,532,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,346,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $893,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,353,000
    Royalties: $2,055,000
    Royalties: $1,294,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,126,000
    Interest Earnings: $929,000
    General Revenue - Other: $647,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $619,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $583,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $468,000
    Rents: $34,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $11,008,000
    Water Utilities: $1,453,000
    Water Utilities: $1,429,000
    Hospitals: $1,213,000
    Local Fire Protection: $345,000
    Local Fire Protection: $244,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $237,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $111,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000
    Health - Other: $79,000
    Housing and Community Development: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $240,228,000
    Cash and Securities: $85,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,817,000
    Water Utilities: $11,297,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $35,000
    Beginning: $8,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,752,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,773,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $7,244,000
    Public Welfare: $3,253,000
    Other: $3,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,932,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,280,000
    Other: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $387,000
    Housing and Community Development: $311,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Highways: $106,000
    Highways: $95,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $49,791,000
    Property: $43,925,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,942,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,638,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,455,000
    Severance: $2,366,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,732,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,710,000
    Severance: $1,063,000
    Other License: $1,015,000
    Amusements Sales: $914,000
    Other License: $746,000
    Other Selective Sales: $604,000
    Other Selective Sales: $347,000
    Amusements Sales: $83,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $61,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $52,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $54,314,000
    : $51,040,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,658,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,469,000

Lafourche Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
    Cash and Securities: $991,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $217,234,000
    Hospital Public: $212,381,000
    Other: $3,460,000
    Other: $3,147,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,947,000
    Sewerage: $494,000
    Sewerage: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Toll Highways: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $22,507,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $17,927,000
    Toll Highways: $6,226,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,366,000
    Hospitals: $3,474,000
    Water Utilities: $3,013,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,851,000
    Water Utilities: $2,135,000
    Local Fire Protection: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $604,000
    General - Other: $471,000
    General Public Buildings: $390,000
    General Public Buildings: $365,000
    Hospitals: $334,000
    Toll Highways: $326,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Health - Other: $148,000
    Local Fire Protection: $134,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Sewerage: $38,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $238,420,000
    Hospitals: $191,019,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,766,000
    Water Utilities: $8,573,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,463,000
    Water Utilities: $7,969,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,304,000
    Libraries: $5,847,000
    Libraries: $5,136,000
    Regular Highways: $5,120,000
    Regular Highways: $5,114,000
    Health - Other: $4,883,000
    Police Protection: $4,496,000
    Health - Other: $3,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,811,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,612,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $3,127,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,071,000
    Financial Administration: $2,865,000
    General - Other: $2,709,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,644,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,517,000
    General - Other: $2,421,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,356,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,655,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,650,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,590,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,565,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,365,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,268,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,264,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,250,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,199,000
    Financial Administration: $1,036,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $829,000
    Corrections - Other: $757,000
    Corrections - Other: $685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $402,000
    Sewerage: $227,000
    Police Protection: $160,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,255,000
    Public Welfare: $2,897,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,848,000
    Water Utilities: $1,879,000
    Water Utilities: $1,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $534,000
    Health and Hospitals: $396,000
    Housing and Community Development: $326,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $932,000
    Interest on Debt: $218,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $82,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $62,000
    Other - Police Protection: $56,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $2,625,000
    Hospitals: $2,350,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    General - Other: $78,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $3,917,000
    Water Utilities: $3,307,000
    Other: $1,979,000
    Highways: $836,000
    Highways: $697,000
    Public Welfare: $393,000
    Public Welfare: $390,000
    Other: $386,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,232,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,593,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,160,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,532,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,346,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $893,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $27,353,000
    Royalties: $2,055,000
    Royalties: $1,294,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,126,000
    Interest Earnings: $929,000
    General Revenue - Other: $647,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $619,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $583,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $468,000
    Rents: $34,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $11,008,000
    Water Utilities: $1,453,000
    Water Utilities: $1,429,000
    Hospitals: $1,213,000
    Local Fire Protection: $345,000
    Local Fire Protection: $244,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $237,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $111,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000
    Health - Other: $79,000
    Housing and Community Development: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $240,228,000
    Cash and Securities: $85,023,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,817,000
    Water Utilities: $11,297,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $35,000
    Beginning: $8,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,752,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,773,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $7,244,000
    Public Welfare: $3,253,000
    Other: $3,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,932,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,280,000
    Other: $775,000
    Housing and Community Development: $387,000
    Housing and Community Development: $311,000
    Health and Hospitals: $168,000
    Highways: $106,000
    Highways: $95,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $49,791,000
    Property: $43,925,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,942,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,638,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,455,000
    Severance: $2,366,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,732,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,710,000
    Severance: $1,063,000
    Other License: $1,015,000
    Amusements Sales: $914,000
    Other License: $746,000
    Other Selective Sales: $604,000
    Other Selective Sales: $347,000
    Amusements Sales: $83,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $61,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $52,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $54,314,000
    : $51,040,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,658,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,469,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 3,081
  • Number of aged recipients: 242
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,839
  • Number of recipients under 18: 677
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,943
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 461
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 920
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,489
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 22 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
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 ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED322$148,217525$143,5051,611$127,859335$43,69910$413,100194$115,593173$49,208
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED21$130,04866$101,530169$128,88236$34,1940$07$52,42943$59,465
APPLICATIONS DENIED66$133,742209$83,560558$136,772189$27,5770$032$86,344189$55,989
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN13$162,07750$110,100291$139,00322$70,4550$06$96,83313$66,231
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$164,77812$102,500117$127,29911$32,3640$06$79,00019$69,474
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED58$188,46641$201,561
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED21$159,23823$205,783
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$186,50014$149,214
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$154,8755$219,200
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Lafourche, LA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Lafourche, LA - Value
Most common first names in Lafourche Parish, LA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Joseph33472.2 years
Marie21081.1 years
John18773.2 years
Louis17575.3 years
Mary15076.6 years
James13568.6 years
Charles13070.3 years
Edward12869.8 years
Robert11866.9 years
Ernest10871.7 years
Most common last names in Lafourche Parish, LA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Adams32479.9 years
Guidry31773.7 years
Boudreaux29874.2 years
Cheramie28872.1 years
Hebert27173.0 years
Bourgeois22375.2 years
Pitre20875.7 years
Ledet18475.7 years
Leblanc18376.0 years
Thibodaux18072.1 years
Businesses in Lafourche Parish, LA
NameCountNameCount
AT&T5Lane Furniture3
Ace Hardware1Lowe's1
Advance Auto Parts2MasterBrand Cabinets2
Aeropostale1McDonald's9
American Eagle Outfitters1Motherhood Maternity1
AutoZone3New York & Co1
Avenue1Nike5
Baskin-Robbins1Office Depot1
Bath & Body Works1Pac Sun1
Best Western2Papa John's Pizza1
Blockbuster1Payless2
Burger King5Penske1
CVS3Pizza Hut4
Chevrolet2Popeyes3
Chick-Fil-A1Quiznos3
Church's Chicken1RadioShack3
Circle K2Rite Aid3
ColorTyme1Rue211
Curves1SONIC Drive-In3
Dairy Queen1Sears4
Domino's Pizza4Spencer Gifts1
FedEx12Sprint Nextel3
Finish Line1Starbucks1
Foot Locker1Subway12
Ford2T-Mobile4
GNC3Taco Bell3
GameStop3The Limited1
H&R Block5Toys"R"Us1
Hilton1True Value3
Holiday Inn1U-Haul8
JCPenney1UPS10
Jones New York2Vans1
Journeys1Victoria's Secret1
KFC1Waffle House1
Kincaid1Walgreens3
Kmart1Walmart3
La-Z-Boy2Wendy's2