Harahan is a city of 8,904 people in Louisiana. The median age is 50.0, about 11 years above the US median. There are 4,412 people per square mile. Households here earn about 31% more than in Louisiana as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,516, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harahan
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.9 → 50.0(+13.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population9,927 → 8,904(−10%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.6% → 43.3%(+23.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Harahan's population equals 2.1% of Jefferson Parish's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.9% 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)25.1%(110)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(83)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(156)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 439 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
Harahan, decade by decade
Harahan 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
9,927
$73,291
$181,925
19.6%
7.0
2000
9,885
$81,432
$244,284
24.0%
11.5
2010
9,277
$90,770
$311,594
25.9%
20.5
2020
9,116
$85,715
$302,283
33.9%
40.9
2024
8,904
$79,516
$343,100
43.3%
37.9
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.
