Gheens ZIP Codes — Lafourche County, LA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	313	23.5%
18 and over	1,018	76.5%
65 and over	231	17.4%
Median age	35.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	1,318	99%
Two or more races	13	1%

Range	% of households
$10k–$15k	2.6%
$15k–$25k	9.4%
$25k–$35k	14.1%
$35k–$50k	17.9%
$50k–$75k	21.1%
$75k–$100k	4.5%
$100k–$150k	12.6%
$150k–$200k	13.9%
$200k+	4.1%
Median income	$52,457

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$118,100
Median rent / month	$0
Owner occupied	92.8%
Renter occupied	7.2%
Vacant	14.1%
Single-family detached	73.4%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	26.6%
Median rooms	5.2
Avg household size (owned)	2.91

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	7.0%
2000–2009	14.3%
1990–1999	12.1%
1980–1989	11.2%
1970–1979	22.7%
1960–1969	21.6%
1950–1959	5.3%
1940–1949	1.6%
1939 or earlier	4.2%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	4.9%
2 bedrooms	19.6%
3 bedrooms	54.8%
4 bedrooms	19.4%
5+ bedrooms	1.3%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	0.0%
1 vehicle	27.3%
2 vehicles	52.2%
3 or more	20.5%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	50.3%
Electricity	49.7%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	267	56.9%
Cohabiting couple	74	15.8%
Male householder, no spouse	43	9.2%
Female householder, no spouse	85	18.1%
Households with children under 18	177	37.7%
Households with seniors (65+)	138	29.4%
Average household size	2.84

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	29.7%	30.0%
Married	53.0%	54.4%
Separated	1.6%	0.0%
Widowed	4.4%	1.8%
Divorced	11.2%	13.8%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	81.4%
Bachelor's or higher	8.1%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	20	9.2%
Kindergarten	0	0.0%
Elementary school	123	56.7%
High school	44	20.3%
College / grad school	30	13.8%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	17.2%
Service	8.4%
Sales & office	37.7%
Natural resources & construction	24.1%
Production & transportation	12.6%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	82.4%
Government	7.1%
Self-employed	10.5%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	86.6%
Carpool	5.9%
Public transit	4.1%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	3.4%
Avg commute (minutes)	35.5

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	31.8%
Retirement income	11.7%
Supplemental Security	13.0%
Cash public assistance	1.5%
Food stamps / SNAP	10.4%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	33.9%
High cholesterol	34.1%
Heart disease	6.5%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	9.3%
Arthritis	24.1%
Kidney disease	2.8%
Pulmonary disease	8.3%
Cancer	5.8%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	23.4%
No physical activity	30.7%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.9%
Fair or poor health	18.4%
Poor mental health	19.1%
Poor physical health	12.5%
No health insurance	15.4%
Visited doctor (checkup)	75.7%
Visited dentist	57.0%
Cholesterol screening	86.4%
Teeth loss	18.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	21	2.1%

Disability	%
Any disability	19.5%
Under 18	1.6%
18–64 years	16.5%
65 and over	54.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	46.5%
Public insurance	58.2%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,225	92.0%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	1,322	99.3%
Born in same state	1,322	99.3%
Born in different state	1,256	94.4%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	9	0.7%
Not a US citizen	9	100.0%