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Gueydan, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Gueydan is a Census town of 1,464 people across 0.91 square miles of land, in Vermilion Parish. Median household income is $27,891, 71.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gueydan
What Gueydan is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,608 plus or minus 333
- County holding the largest share of its areaVermilion 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.
Gueydan
How many people live in Gueydan
- Population1,464 plus or minus 303
- Median age37.1 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18411 plus or minus 126
- Share under 1828.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over306 plus or minus 96
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households565 plus or minus 132
- Family households342 plus or minus 83
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gueydan
Income and work in Gueydan
- Median household income$27,891 plus or minus $10,484
- Per capita income$21,755 plus or minus $4,644
- Civilian labor force460 plus or minus 137
- Employed355 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed105 plus or minus 72
- Unemployment rate22.8 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Adults 25 and over935 plus or minus 202
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gueydan
- Housing units675
- Occupied units565 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units110 plus or minus 62
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied401 plus or minus 94
- Renter occupied164 plus or minus 91
- Ownership rate71.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$74,300 plus or minus $22,729
- Median gross rent, monthly$747
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.1 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Single family units489 plus or minus 118
- Share single family72.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes155 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gueydan
How Gueydan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute333 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes147 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.1 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more152 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.6 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Drove alone85.8 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gueydan
Flood risk in Gueydan
- NFIP communityTown of Gueydan
- NFIP community number220225
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/11
The Town of Gueydan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220225 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.
Vermilion Parish, not Gueydan
Vermilion Parish context, not Gueydan figures
- Establishments in Vermilion Parish969
- Covered employment, Vermilion Parish12,560
- Average annual pay, Vermilion Parish$48,191
- Housing units permitted, Vermilion Parish228
Every figure in this section is published for Vermilion Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Gueydan.
All Vermilion 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
Gueydan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gueydan, Louisiana?
1,464, in 565 households. Gueydan town covers 0.91 square miles of land, which is 1,608 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gueydan in?
Vermilion 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 Gueydan?
$27,891. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $74,300. Median gross rent is $747 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gueydan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gueydan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gueydan, town of, community 220225, 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 Gueydan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Vermilion 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 Gueydan.
Is zoning published for Gueydan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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