COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lafitte vs Marrero
PLACE A
Lafitte, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Marrero, Louisiana
Lafitte is 99% smaller than Marrero. Marrero earns more, with a median household income $11,516 higher. Lafitte has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
LAFITTEMARRERODIFFERENCE
Total population48832,540−99% vs Marrero
Population density1014,519−4,419
Population growth4.3%-2.3%+6.6 pts
Median age51.639.3+12.3
Male66.0%45.1%+20.8 pts
Female34.0%54.9%−20.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%30.2%+58.6 pts
Black0.0%47.9%−47.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Asian0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Other11.3%7.1%+4.2 pts
Median household income$29,886$41,402−$11,516
Per capita income$33,025$24,140+$8,885
Poverty rate4.3%23.0%−18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5330.472+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%14.3%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation36.0%55.3%−19.3 pts
Median home value$316,400$169,800+$146,600
Median gross rent$1,006$1,042−$36
Owner-occupied80.6%66.1%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.2%9.0%+26.3 pts
Rent-burdened households97.8%54.4%+43.5 pts
Average commute39.623.2+16.4
Worked from home13.6%5.6%+8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured7.2%8.1%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024