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Destrehan, LA  

 

 

 

The community was named after the Estrehan family, plantation owners

 

 

 

Destrehan is in Saint Charles Parish, in the New Orleans metro area. The community is in the Central Standard time zone.

The latitude of Destrehan is 29.942N. The longitude is -90.351W.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 11,260.

 

 

 

 

 

Median household income

 

 

 

 

 

Local  


 

 

 

 

   $63,425

 

National  


 

 

 

 

   $41,994

 

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancestry & family history

 

13% of Destrehan residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economy

 

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Destrehan was $25,435, compared with $21,587 nationally.

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

35% of Destrehan residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

 

 

 

 

 

Housing & real estate

 

Median rent in Destrehan, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $486. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,174.

 

 

 

 

 

DESTREHAN

 

 

 

LA

 

 

 

US

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POPULATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

Total population

 

 

 

11,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square miles (land)

 

 

 

6.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Population per square mile

 

 

 

1,628.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102.59

 

 

 

79.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

 

5,527

 

 

 

49.1

 

 

 

48.4

 

 

 

49.1

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

 

 

5,733

 

 

 

50.9

 

 

 

51.6

 

 

 

50.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

 

 

15 or younger

 

 

 

2,970

 

 

 

26.4

 

 

 

22.4

 

 

 

21.4

 

 

 

 

 

16-24

 

 

 

1,427

 

 

 

12.7

 

 

 

15.5

 

 

 

13.9

 

 

 

 

 

25-44

 

 

 

3,650

 

 

 

32.4

 

 

 

28.9

 

 

 

30.2

 

 

 

 

 

45-64

 

 

 

2,467

 

 

 

21.9

 

 

 

21.6

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

Average age (years)

 

 

 

32.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35.25

 

 

 

36.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RACE AND ETHNICITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

Pct

 

 

 

 

 

White

 

 

 

9,531

 

 

 

84.6

 

 

 

63.9

 

 

 

75.1

 

 

 

 

 

Black or African American

 

 

 

1,439

 

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

32.5

 

 

 

12.3

 

 

 

 

 

American Indian and Alaska native

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

Asian

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

Some other race

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

 

 

 

Two or more races

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

Hispanic or Latino

 

 

 

429

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

 

 

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk