Bayou Cane is a city of 21,253 people in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $188,700, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 2,792 people per square mile. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. 4,207 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,350, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bayou Cane
What changed most since 1990
White share89.3% → 60.5%(−28.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share7.1% → 17.2%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.7% → 19.3%(+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Bayou Cane's population equals 20% of Terrebonne Parish's. Its number of households without a car equals 13% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 28% 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)18.1%(191)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)48%(507)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(344)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.6%(80)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,057 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.
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Over time
Bayou Cane, decade by decade
Bayou Cane 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
15,876
$64,538
$133,684
12.7%
24.6
2000
17,046
$74,606
$146,825
16.0%
35.0
2010
19,355
$71,572
$188,884
15.8%
50.9
2020
19,770
$80,878
$202,168
17.7%
65.5
2024
21,253
$74,350
$188,700
19.3%
73.0
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.
