New Iberia is home to 27,571 people in Louisiana. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 26.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $158,300. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,087, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Iberia
What changed most since 1990
Black share33.0% → 45.1%(+12.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants61.1% → 51.5%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population31,828 → 27,571(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
New Iberia's population equals 40% of Iberia Parish's. Its number of people who work from home equals 22% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 66% 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)37.1%(487)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(251)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(416)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(65)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(23)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,314 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
New Iberia, decade by decade
New Iberia 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
31,828
$44,416
$108,963
9.9%
62.5
2000
32,623
$47,507
$117,132
12.3%
67.0
2010
30,617
$50,766
$138,678
14.2%
70.7
2020
28,555
$53,255
$140,839
19.9%
75.5
2024
27,571
$47,087
$158,300
17.3%
76.5
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.
