Lafourche County, Louisiana Profile
 Detailed Profile of Lafourche County, Louisiana

Lafourche County consists of 12 zip codes and covers approximately 601.8 square miles.

Lafourche County Population

Lafourche County has a total population of 95,313, which ranks 15 out of 64 counties in Louisiana. The county with the largest population (Rank = 1) in Louisiana is ORLEANS County, with a total population of 496,546.

The largest zip code in Lafourche County is 70301, which has 47.4% of the total population for Lafourche County.

Lafourche County has a population that consists of 73.6% White, 12.8% Black, 1.2% Hispanic, 0.6% Asian, 1.7% Indian, and 10.0% Other.

Men make up 48.6% of the total population in Lafourche County. Women make up 51.4% of the total population in Lafourche County. The average age of a man in Lafourche County is 33.3 years old. The average age of a woman in Lafourche County is 35.0 years old.


Lafourche County Economics

The average income per household in Lafourche County is $33,746, compared to the State of Louisiana average income of $34,312.

There are 1,853 businesses in Lafourche County that employ 28,603 full time employees.

The average value of a house in Lafourche County is $79,145, compared to the Louisiana state average home value of $88,150.


Lafourche County Market Insights

On average, people who reside in Lafourche County have sexual intercourse an average of 7.3 times per month, compared to people in Louisiana who have sex an average of 7.4 times per month.

According to the most recent U.S. Census data, 21.6% of the population of Lafourche County are uninsured. In the state of Louisiana, the overall percentage of people without healthcare insurance and under the age of 65 is 23.2%.


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