Lafourche Parish County vs. Terrebonne Parish County

	Lafourche Parish County (LA)	Terrebonne Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	98,115	111,021
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.5%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	96,662	111,522
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	96,318	111,860
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	25.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.8%
White alone, percent	80.4%	70.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.6%	19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.0%	6.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.8%	66.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,831	4,937
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.1%	3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	41,622	45,711
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.5%	71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$151,600	$148,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,221	$1,279
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$297	$301
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$794	$884
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.4%	12.1%
Building permits, 2018	356	149
Households, 2014-2018	36,449	40,014
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.8%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	9.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.1%	72.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.3%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.6%	15.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.2%	57.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.5%	50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	115,300	295,200
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	476,733	704,844
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	864,113	1,538,295
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	947,889	996,036
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	965,562	1,929,399
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,951	$17,243
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.1	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,089	$48,866
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,375	$24,921
Persons in poverty, percent	16.6%	17.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,758	2,823
Total employment, 2017	25,894	44,324
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,218,446	2,070,634
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.2%	-7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	7,327	8,326
All firms, 2012	8,009	10,681
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,411	5,461
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,294	3,350
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,094	2,022
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,599	8,150
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	637	897
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,820	9,239
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.9%	18.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	90.2	90.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,068.21	1,231.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lafourche Parish county (LA) and Terrebonne Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.