Nicholls State's Living Circumstances

Lafourche Parish School District Overview

Nicholls State University located in Lafourche Parish School District area. A total of 36,895 households are located in Lafourche Parish School District area. Among them, 12,611 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.10 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 28,444 and 22,548 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.99% (1,908) of residents are non-citizens and 13.32% (12,799) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Lafourche Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	36,895
Population	96,104
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	12,611 (34.18%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	28,444
Total Students	22,548
Pre-Kindergarten	1,506
Kindergarten	949
Grade 1-8	10,945
Grade 9-12	4,461
College/Graduate School	4,687
Veterans	75,128
Non-citizen	1,908
Non-English Home Language	12,799
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

77,393 residents are over the age of 16 and 46,208 people are in labor force. Among them, 46,149 people are in civilian labor force and 59 are in armed labor force. 43,281 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lafourche Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,261	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	34,604	81.88%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,938	9.32%
Public transportation	290	0.69%
Walked	424	1.00%
Other method	1,780	4.21%
Worked from home	1,225	2.90%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,281	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,782	29.53%
Service	7,138	16.49%
Sales and office	9,041	20.89%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,557	15.15%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,763	17.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,281	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	3,795	8.77%
Construction	3,926	9.07%
Manufacturing	4,291	9.91%
Wholesale trade	847	1.96%
Retail trade	4,488	10.37%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,727	8.61%
Information	573	1.32%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,929	4.46%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,133	7.24%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,109	23.36%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,016	6.97%
Other services, except public administration	2,065	4.77%
Public administration	1,382	3.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,281	-
Private wage and salary workers	35,661	82.39%
Government workers	5,000	11.55%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,534	5.85%
Unpaid family workers	86	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,249 for the 36,895 households in Lafourche Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $36,023. 88,469 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.99%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,895	-
Less than $10,000	2,686	7.28%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,965	5.33%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,287	11.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,575	9.69%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,442	12.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,380	17.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,895	13.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,146	13.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,999	5.42%
More than $200,000	1,520	4.12%
Median Household Income	$55,506	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,249	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	25,412	-
Less than $10,000	1,090	4.29%
$10,000 - $14,999	637	2.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,011	7.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,360	9.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,163	12.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,751	18.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,686	14.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,585	18.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,792	7.05%
More than $200,000	1,337	5.26%

Median Family Income	$66,875	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$85,464	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,023	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,164	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,164	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	97,232	-
With health insurance coverage	88,469	90.99%
Public coverage	37,584	38.65%
Private health insurance	62,395	64.17%
Without health insurance coverage	8,763	9.01%

Housing

There are 41,117 housing units in Lafourche Parish School District area, Louisiana with 36,895 units (89.73%) occupied. 28,219 houses (76.48%) are occupied by owner and 8,676 houses (23.52%) are rented. The average housing value is $158,000 and the average rental cost is $793. 1,515 houses (3.68%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,537 houses (8.60%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,117	-
Occupied	36,895	89.73%
Owner Occupied	28,219	76.48%
Renter Occupied	8,676	23.52%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	29,962	72.87%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	450	1.09%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,129	10.04%
Mobile Homes	6,483	15.77%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	93	0.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,117	-
Built 2014 or later	1,515	3.68%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,224	5.41%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,025	14.65%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,873	11.85%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,903	14.36%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,317	17.80%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,777	14.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,946	9.60%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,537	8.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,117	-
1 room	366	0.89%
2 rooms	891	2.17%
3 rooms	3,056	7.43%
4 rooms	7,191	17.49%
5 rooms	9,814	23.87%
6 rooms	8,121	19.75%
7 rooms	5,366	13.05%
8 rooms	3,015	7.33%
9 rooms or more	3,297	8.02%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,117	-
no bedroom	403	0.98%
1 bedroom	2,865	6.97%
2 bedrooms	10,742	26.13%
3 bedrooms	21,542	52.39%
4 bedrooms	4,962	12.07%
5 bedrooms or more	603	1.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	28,219	-
Less than $50,000	3,538	12.54%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,582	16.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,939	17.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,794	20.53%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,699	20.20%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,035	10.76%
$500,000 - $999,999	532	1.89%
$1,000,000 or more	100	0.35%
Median House Value	$158,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,385	-
Less than $500	1,370	18.55%
$500 - $999	4,121	55.80%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,590	21.53%
$1,500 - $1,999	192	2.60%
$2,000 - $2,499	49	0.66%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	63	0.85%
Median Rental Costs	$793	-

Demographic

A total of 98,108 people lives in Lafourche Parish School District area, Louisiana with 48,217 male and 49,891 female. The males to female ratio is 49.15 to 50.85. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	98,108	-
Male	48,217	49.15%
Female	49,891	50.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	98,108	-
Under 5 years	6,309	6.43%
5 - 9 years	6,225	6.35%
10 - 14 years	6,736	6.87%
15 - 19 years	6,455	6.58%
20 - 24 years	5,814	5.93%
25 - 34 years	13,929	14.20%
35 - 44 years	11,839	12.07%
45 - 54 years	13,236	13.49%
55 - 59 years	6,505	6.63%
60 - 64 years	6,303	6.42%
65 - 74 years	8,617	8.78%
75 - 84 years	4,561	4.65%
85 years and older	1,579	1.61%
Median Age	37.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	98,108	-
One Race	95,460	97.30%
White	77,504	79.00%
Black or African American	13,371	13.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,158	2.20%
Asian	575	0.59%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.02%
Other	1,837	1.87%

Two or more races	2,648	2.70%
White and Black or African American	745	0.76%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,240	1.26%
White and Asian	390	0.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%