Lafitte, Louisiana
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Lafitte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census,<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> and 816 in 2019.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2020, its population increased to 1,014 people.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Lafitte is located at the southern end of Louisiana Highway 45 along Bayou Barataria,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and fishing is a major part of the local economy and culture.
Geography
Lafitte is located at Template:Coord (29.677566, -90.105386).<ref name="GR1" /> It is Template:Convert by road south of New Orleans. Lafitte is bordered to the north by the town of Jean Lafitte, and to the west, across Bayou Barataria, by unincorporated Barataria. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lafitte CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 24.57%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
Lafitte first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census;<ref name=1970CensusLA/> and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusLA/>
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 1,467 | 890 | 820 | 93.08% | 91.56% | 80.87% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1.14% | 1.23% | 0.79% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 33 | 22 | 18 | 2.09% | 2.26% | 1.78% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 8 | 9 | 16 | 0.51% | 0.93% | 1.58% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 22 | 15 | 93 | 1.40% | 1.54% | 9.17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 28 | 23 | 59 | 1.78% | 2.37% | 5.82% |
| Total | 1,576 | 972 | 1,014 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 816 people lived in the CDP, down from 972 at the 2010 U.S. census.<ref name=":0" /> At the 2020 United States census, there were 1,014 people, 316 households, and 222 families residing in the CDP, up from the 2019 census estimates.<ref name=":1" /> In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 89% non-Hispanic white, and 11% two or more races; the 2020 census determined 80.87% of the population was non-Hispanic white, 0.79% Black or African American, 1.78% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 9.17% two or more races, and 5.82% Hispanic or Latino American of any race;<ref name=":1" /> this has been in contrast to its once predominantly non-Hispanic white population as the U.S. diversifies overall.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to the 2019 estimates, the median household income was $58,375 and 19.2% lived at or below the poverty line.
Education
Lafitte residents are zoned to Jefferson Parish Public Schools.
Residents in K–5 are zoned to Lafitte Elementary School. Grades 6–12 are zoned to Fisher Middle-High School.