CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Loreauville

Louisiana · 860 residents · 0.45 sq mi

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Loreauville is home to 860 people in Louisiana. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $42,300. Median rent is $259 a month. The poverty rate is 20.8%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

860

−8%vs 2000

vs 938 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024833

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(72)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(55)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(68)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(72)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(143)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(101)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(77)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(76)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(42)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,904

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,125 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,382

−15%vs 2000

vs $12,158 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.8%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$259

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

23.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.4%(707)

Black23.7%(222)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(6)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.1%(706)

Black16.6%(143)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(32)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.3%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

French23.2%(193)

French Canadian6.5%(54)

Irish3.7%(31)

Canadian3.6%(30)

Croatian2%(17)

Italian2%(17)

English1.8%(15)

American1.7%(14)

German0.5%(4)

Scottish0.4%(3)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Canadian population · Largest Croatian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married40.7%(145)

Married46.6%(166)

Widowed4.5%(16)

Divorced8.1%(29)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(79)

Married46.9%(136)

Widowed9.7%(28)

Divorced16.2%(47)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−14.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.1%

+14.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.8%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.3%

+17.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.3%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era7.1%(2)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 28 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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