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Port Barre, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Port Barre is a Census town of 2,275 people across 1.08 square miles of land, in St. Landry Parish. Median household income is $41,278, 61.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Port Barre
What Port Barre is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.08 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,111 plus or minus 610
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Landry 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.
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How many people live in Port Barre
- Population2,275 plus or minus 657
- Median age28.0 plus or minus 6.6
- Population under 18782 plus or minus 282
- Share under 1834.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over195 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over8.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Households846
- Family households572 plus or minus 148
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Port Barre
- Median household income$41,278 plus or minus $11,879
- Per capita income$20,890 plus or minus $4,802
- Civilian labor force908 plus or minus 241
- Employed868 plus or minus 240
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over1,212 plus or minus 243
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Port Barre
- Housing units1,022
- Occupied units846
- Vacant units176 plus or minus 91
- Vacancy rate17.2 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied523 plus or minus 136
- Renter occupied323 plus or minus 116
- Ownership rate61.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,700 plus or minus $20,073
- Median gross rent, monthly$881
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units556 plus or minus 141
- Share single family54.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more116 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more11.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes350 plus or minus 140
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Port Barre gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute778 plus or minus 224
- Commuting under 15 minutes249 plus or minus 135
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more336 plus or minus 151
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.2 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled16.4 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Port Barre
- NFIP communityTown of Port Barre
- NFIP community number220175
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/10
The Town of Port Barre participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220175 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Landry Parish, not Port Barre
St. Landry Parish context, not Port Barre figures
- Establishments in St. Landry Parish1,559
- Covered employment, St. Landry Parish23,554
- Average annual pay, St. Landry Parish$47,117
- Housing units permitted, St. Landry Parish139
Every figure in this section is published for St. Landry Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Port Barre.
All St. Landry Parish figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Port Barre questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Port Barre, Louisiana?
2,275, in 846 households. Port Barre town covers 1.08 square miles of land, which is 2,111 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Port Barre in?
St. Landry 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 Port Barre?
$41,278. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,700. Median gross rent is $881 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Port Barre in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Port Barre appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Port Barre, town of, community 220175, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Port Barre figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Landry 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 Port Barre.
Is zoning published for Port Barre?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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