With 17,998 people, Shenandoah is a city in Louisiana. That is roughly 76% ahead of the Louisiana median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 2,904 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,021, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shenandoah
What changed most since 1990
Black share3.2% → 19.3%(+16.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share93.8% → 65.0%(−28.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree47.9% → 52.7%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shenandoah's population equals 4.0% of East Baton Rouge Parish's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% 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)24.4%(194)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(119)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.1%(398)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 795 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
Shenandoah, decade by decade
Shenandoah 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
13,429
$128,968
$238,087
47.9%
14.9
2000
17,070
$133,957
$271,791
47.1%
21.2
2010
18,399
$127,646
$314,328
45.8%
42.0
2020
19,292
$113,641
$318,281
47.3%
62.1
2024
17,998
$107,021
$331,100
52.7%
65.9
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.
