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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jean Lafitte is $23,438, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jean Lafitte median household income is $51,250, which has grown by 43.02% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jean Lafitte residents spend 28.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #156

Jean Lafitte, LA	23,438 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jean Lafitte, LA	29,622 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jean Lafitte, LA	38,793 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jean Lafitte, LA	19,583 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #111

Jean Lafitte, LA	51,250 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jean Lafitte, LA	69,520 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #144

Jean Lafitte, LA	43.02%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jean Lafitte, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.67%	$4,603, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.38%	$16,119, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.15%	$0, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.49%	$24,822, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jean Lafitte, LA	61,250 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jean Lafitte, LA	74,909 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jean Lafitte, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$59,519, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Hispanic	$26,979, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,893, see rank	$41,408	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jean Lafitte, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$51,250, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,682, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$30,750, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jean Lafitte, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,644, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	840, 51.09%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	570, 67.86%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	570, 67.86%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	539, 94.56%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 5.44%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	270, 32.14%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	804, 48.91%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	476, 59.20%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	476, 59.20%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	451, 94.75%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 5.25%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	328, 40.80%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jean Lafitte, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	938, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	821, 87.53%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	85, 9.06%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	18, 1.92%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 0.75%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 0.75%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jean Lafitte, LA	28.4 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jean Lafitte, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	990	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	539, 54.44%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	108, 20.04%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35, 6.49%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 6.12%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 6.12%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	117, 21.71%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	151, 28.01%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	451, 45.56%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	120, 26.61%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	113, 25.06%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	197, 43.68%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 4.66%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jean Lafitte, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	990, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	94, 9.49%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	108, 10.91%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	147, 14.85%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 3.33%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	73, 7.37%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	87, 8.79%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	15, 1.52%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27, 2.73%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	47, 4.75%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	130, 13.13%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	95, 9.60%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	77, 7.78%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	57, 5.76%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jean Lafitte, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	236	11.18%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	52	8.84%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.