17.9% of Bayou Vista, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.0% less than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 16.5% of high school graduates and 11.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 40.3%. For comparison, it was 13.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bayou Vista, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bayou Vista:
17.9%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bayou Vista:
9.3%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bayou Vista:
24.6%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 17.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bayou Vista:
26.6%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
40.3%
Residents above poverty level:
13.4%
Poverty by age in Bayou Vista, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bayou Vista,LA (percentage below poverty level)
36.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
36.3%12 to 14 years
24.6%16 and 17 years
8.2%18 to 24 years
2.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
35.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bayou Vista,LA (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
14.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
52.9%18 to 24 years
23.4%25 to 34 years
32.7%35 to 44 years
13.4%45 to 54 years
25.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
44.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bayou Vista,LA (% below half of poverty level)
22.5%Under 6 years
9.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
31.0%18 to 24 years
8.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
29.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bayou Vista, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bayou Vista, LA (%)
21.1%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
2.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bayou Vista, LA (absolute numbers)
718White
0Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
72+ races
18.7%Below poverty level
81.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bayou Vista, LA
Children below poverty level:
Bayou Vista, Louisiana:
19.0%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bayou Vista:
16.5%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bayou Vista:
11.9%
Louisiana:
33.4%
31.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
68.1%Female, no husband present
10.4%Worked full-time, year-round
8.2%Worked part-time
81.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
18.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
81.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
7.4%1990 to 1994
11.9%1980 to 1989
6.2%1970 to 1979
44.9%1960 to 1969
22.2%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
10.1%1995 to 1998
4.2%1990 to 1994
8.8%1980 to 1989
18.8%1970 to 1979
41.1%1960 to 1969
14.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
1.2%1939 or earlier
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