With 12,223 people, Gardere is a city in Louisiana. The median age is 25.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 35.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 43% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 3,231 more people. There are 3,681 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,409, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gardere
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree40.9% → 30.8%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants25.7% → 43.0%(+17.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share3.4% → 26.7%(+23.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Gardere's population equals 2.7% of East Baton Rouge Parish's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 6.5% 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)8.1%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(60)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41%(86)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 210 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
Gardere, decade by decade
Gardere 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
7,209
$51,021
$146,404
40.9%
70.0
2000
8,992
$47,769
$148,465
23.8%
57.2
2010
10,580
$53,174
$189,172
22.1%
67.5
2020
13,203
$52,826
$245,559
32.2%
82.7
2024
12,223
$55,409
$243,300
30.8%
85.4
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.
