Arabi is a city of 4,625 people in Louisiana. The population has fallen 43% since 2000. 21.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 2,635 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $225,500, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,813, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Arabi
What changed most since 1990
Median age45.9 → 37.7(−8.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population8,787 → 4,625(−47%)US over the same years: +35%
White share94.3% → 60.6%(−33.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Arabi's population equals 10% of St. Bernard Parish's. Its number of veterans equals 19% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 17% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.5%(100)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(79)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 267 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Arabi, decade by decade
Arabi population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,787
$61,768
$144,244
9.1%
13.5
2000
8,093
$61,822
$141,725
12.1%
18.8
2010
3,635
$59,701
$210,463
8.4%
53.0
2020
4,533
$58,931
$203,138
12.5%
73.3
2024
4,625
$56,813
$225,500
26.9%
73.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
