CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chauvin

Louisiana · 3,375 residents · 4.76 sq mi

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Chauvin is a city of 3,375 people in Louisiana. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,000. 23.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 33.0.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,375

+5%vs 2000

vs 3,229 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.0

−16%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(268)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(311)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(341)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(232)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(243)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(632)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(402)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(340)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(293)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(202)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(92)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,168

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,922 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,366

−11%vs 2000

vs $10,492 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.4%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,000

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $534 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.9% in 2000

12.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(3,117)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(22)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(3,375)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(54)

Central American1.3%(32)

Guatemalan1.2%(29)

Nicaraguan0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(3)

Ancestry

French22.8%(571)

American7.4%(185)

English4.6%(115)

French Canadian3.6%(91)

German1.2%(31)

Irish1.2%(29)

Dutch0.4%(11)

Italian0.4%(9)

Portuguese0.2%(5)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.5%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.9%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.5 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 19.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.2%(426)

Married40.8%(422)

Widowed1.2%(12)

Divorced16.9%(175)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(278)

Married44%(443)

Widowed18.6%(187)

Divorced9.7%(98)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−10.9 ptssince 2013

from 24.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.4%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.2%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.2%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)19.7%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era80.3%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 61 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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