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Waggaman CDP, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Waggaman CDP is a Census CDP of 11,330 people across 5.73 square miles of land, in Jefferson Parish. Median household income is $68,374, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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Waggaman
What Waggaman is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.73 sq mi
- Water area0.83 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,976
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waggaman
How many people live in Waggaman
- Population11,330
- Median age33.0 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 183,380 plus or minus 813
- Share under 1829.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,760 plus or minus 399
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households3,810
- Family households2,854
- Share of households that are families74.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Waggaman
- Median household income$68,374 plus or minus $24,942
- Per capita income$29,827
- Civilian labor force5,612 plus or minus 1,293
- Employed5,135 plus or minus 1,234
- Unemployed477 plus or minus 258
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over6,825
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Waggaman
- Housing units4,068
- Occupied units3,810
- Vacant units258 plus or minus 135
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied2,676
- Renter occupied1,134 plus or minus 465
- Ownership rate70.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$170,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,510 plus or minus $329
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.5 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Single family units3,983
- Share single family97.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Mobile homes63 plus or minus 93
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Waggaman gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,628 plus or minus 1,180
- Commuting under 15 minutes280 plus or minus 178
- Share commuting under 15 minutes6.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,997 plus or minus 565
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.2 percent
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Waggaman (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$528,000
- Average approval$528,000
- Median approval$528,000
- Largest approval$528,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Jefferson Parish, not Waggaman
Jefferson Parish context, not Waggaman figures
These are Jefferson Parish figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Waggaman measurements.
- Establishments in Jefferson Parish11,728
- Employment at those establishments, Jefferson Parish177,065
- Covered employment, Jefferson Parish184,764
- Average annual pay, Jefferson Parish$63,803
- Average weekly wage, Jefferson Parish$1,227
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson Parish501
- Of those, single family, Jefferson Parish459
- County product, 2024, Jefferson Parish$31,829,666,000
- County product change over the prior year, Jefferson Parish4.5 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Jefferson Parish$56,944
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Waggaman. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Waggaman questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waggaman, Louisiana?
11,330, in 3,810 households. Waggaman CDP covers 5.73 square miles of land, which is 1,976 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waggaman in?
Jefferson Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waggaman?
$68,374. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,400. Median gross rent is $1,510 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Waggaman figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waggaman.
Is zoning published for Waggaman?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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