Population 26 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Gahagan
Household size in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.26 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.07 | 2.64 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.47 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.09 | 2.59 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.17 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Gahagan is a place of big households: 3.09 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.26 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.8 | 37.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 51.2 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.3 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.8 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
Gahagan is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 36.3, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 14.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.9% | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 28.6% | 15.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +20.8 pts | +0.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly three in ten households in Gahagan (28.6%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Gahagan
Renters in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.9% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 30.1% | 33.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 34.1% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 22.9% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Gahagan is largely a place of homeowners: only 22.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Just over a third of owners (35.2%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.8% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.9% | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.7% | 14.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Gahagan: 22.7% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1965 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1972 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +20 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Gahagan is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Louisiana.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $241 | $755 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $595 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,031 | $920 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $936 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$695 | +$366 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Gahagan costs $936 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 51.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Gahagan
Bachelor's degrees in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.1% | 22.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.3% | 22.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 41.8% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.3% | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.2 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Gahagan: 13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.1% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 69.8% | 83.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 71.9% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.7% | 87.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +24.5 pts | +5.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Gahagan: 97.7% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Gahagan
| Period | Gahagan | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −9.6 pts | −1.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Gahagan out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Gahagan compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gahagan | 3.09 | 36.3 | 28.6% | 22.9% | 22.7% | 1985 | $936 | 13.3% | 97.7% | 0.0% |
| East Point | 2.34 | 55.6 | 11.3% | 30.3% | 19.9% | 1985 | $786 | 10.7% | 79.7% | 20.8% |
| Grand Bayou | 3.01 | 37.5 | 26.3% | 23.6% | 22.1% | 1986 | $965 | 13.5% | 97.1% | 0.7% |
| Wemple | 2.38 | 47.3 | 8.9% | 27.2% | 17.4% | 1989 | $1,192 | 14.9% | 93.0% | 6.4% |
| Edgefield | 2.33 | 45.2 | 10.9% | 22.3% | 9.1% | 1978 | $806 | 23.3% | 77.9% | 5.8% |
| Evelyn | 2.14 | 51.0 | 2.2% | 28.1% | 15.6% | 1991 | $1,278 | 15.5% | 91.4% | 8.6% |
| Coushatta | 2.45 | 40.0 | 16.4% | 33.4% | 8.4% | 1981 | $706 | 14.7% | 84.2% | 4.0% |
| Hanna | 2.83 | 34.7 | 10.5% | 1.8% | 8.9% | 1980 | $642 | 8.3% | 79.0% | 0.1% |
| Crichton | 2.73 | 48.0 | 20.5% | 15.5% | 24.4% | 1986 | $936 | 12.4% | 89.2% | 12.6% |
| Mount Zion | 2.19 | 57.1 | 7.5% | 10.1% | 25.9% | 1986 | $911 | 12.5% | 80.8% | 17.5% |
| Rambin | 2.19 | 32.0 | 11.8% | 28.0% | 15.7% | 1984 | $731 | 2.5% | 88.6% | 13.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Gahagan. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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