CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gardere

Louisiana · 7,209 residents · 3.32 sq mi

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Gardere is home to 7,209 people in Louisiana. 26% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 24.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 29.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $61,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% 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

7,209

−20%vs 2000

vs 8,992 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

24.4

+3%vs 2000

vs 23.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.9%(784)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(551)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(417)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(434)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2422.3%(1,610)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3428.8%(2,077)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(919)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542.8%(202)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642%(147)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 740.9%(68)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,258

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,223 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,187

−11%vs 2000

vs $11,448 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.5%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,000

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$384

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $514 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

25.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.6% in 2000

74.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic19.9%(1,793)

Black70.6%(6,351)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(513)

Asian2.1%(190)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic54.1%(3,901)

Black41.4%(2,988)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(247)

Asian3.3%(235)

Other1.2%(85)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American15.7%(1,922)

Honduran12.6%(1,540)

Mexican8.3%(1,016)

Salvadoran2.3%(280)

Dominican1%(123)

Nicaraguan0.8%(102)

Spaniard0.6%(69)

Cuban0.2%(25)

Puerto Rican0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Korean1.4%(176)

Asian Indian0.5%(62)

Taiwanese0.4%(45)

Vietnamese0.4%(45)

Chinese0.2%(21)

Filipino0.1%(16)

Ancestry

French6.5%(798)

Italian4.3%(531)

American4.1%(506)

German4%(488)

English3.1%(374)

Irish2.5%(307)

Subsaharan African1.2%(147)

Finnish1%(122)

Polish0.8%(97)

Nigerian0.6%(78)

Welsh0.3%(39)

Iranian0.2%(29)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.2%(29)

French Canadian0.2%(23)

Slovene0.2%(19)

Danish0.1%(18)

Scottish0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest Mexican population · Largest French population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.9%

+17.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.5%

+11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.0%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married54.1%(2,296)

Married32%(1,357)

Widowed0.9%(39)

Divorced13%(552)

Women 15+

Never married55.3%(2,454)

Married29.1%(1,292)

Widowed5.9%(260)

Divorced9.8%(435)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.1%

−14.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

7.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.8%

+18.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.6%

−17.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.4%

+19.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% 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)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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