CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Terrytown

Louisiana · 23,787 residents · 3.66 sq mi

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Terrytown is home to 23,787 people in Louisiana. Households here earn about 36% more than in Louisiana as a whole. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The median age is 29.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $68,700. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% 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

23,787

−6%vs 2000

vs 25,430 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 31.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(2,038)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,972)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,749)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,761)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(1,998)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(4,603)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,387)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(3,077)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(1,866)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744%(949)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(329)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(58)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,818

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,897 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,207

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,725 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,700

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$429

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $539 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.9% in 2000

47.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.8%(12,921)

Black34.3%(8,730)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(2,206)

Asian3.5%(880)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.5%(17,948)

Black19.6%(4,670)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(1,987)

Asian2.5%(592)

Other2.4%(577)

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 American25%(6,180)

Honduran22.9%(5,660)

Dominican4.2%(1,030)

Mexican3.2%(787)

Nicaraguan1.3%(314)

South American1%(253)

Guatemalan0.7%(171)

Cuban0.6%(142)

Colombian0.6%(140)

Puerto Rican0.4%(103)

Ecuadorian0.4%(100)

Salvadoran0.1%(35)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Uruguayan0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2.9%(712)

Filipino0.8%(188)

Cambodian0.2%(42)

Chinese0.1%(32)

Laotian0%(11)

Japanese0%(4)

Ancestry

American6.3%(1,568)

West Indian4.1%(1,009)

Haitian3.9%(956)

French3.8%(944)

Irish3.5%(868)

German2.8%(686)

English2.5%(628)

Italian2.4%(592)

Arab1.2%(293)

Subsaharan African0.7%(179)

Czech0.3%(71)

Dutch0.3%(63)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(60)

Welsh0.2%(56)

Scottish0.2%(45)

Lebanese0.2%(41)

Swiss0.2%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(38)

Swedish0.2%(38)

Slovene0.1%(33)

Croatian0.1%(27)

Portuguese0.1%(24)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

British0.1%(20)

Iranian0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(18)

Polish0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(12)

Danish0%(10)

Russian0%(9)

Belgian0%(8)

Greek0%(6)

Norwegian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest American population · Largest Dominican population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.9%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married39.4%(3,656)

Married49.4%(4,583)

Widowed2.8%(258)

Divorced8.4%(775)

Women 15+

Never married39.3%(3,564)

Married42.4%(3,850)

Widowed6.7%(604)

Divorced11.6%(1,054)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 23.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.6%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.2%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.5%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.4%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% 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)39.2%(343)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.4%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.6%(215)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 875 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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