Moving to Raceland, Louisiana

About Raceland, Louisiana
Raceland

Raceland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,768 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Raceland was named for the Race family that once owned a large plantation named "Raceland" on Bayou Lafourche.

Raceland sugar plantation was founded by Ebeneezer Eaton Kittredge and his son in law Fayette Clay Ewing. On April 19, 1855 a daughter of Kittredge, Olivia Corrinne, married George W. Race. The plantation was named Raceland the same year in honor of the young couple who made it their first home where their children were born.

Gender
Gender Raceland Louisiana Country
Female 51.7% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 48.3% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Raceland Louisiana Country
Less than $10,000 16.5% 8.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4% 12.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.9% 10.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.5% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13.6% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.1% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 6.3% 5.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.8% 4.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Raceland Louisiana Country
< 9th Grade 9% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 19% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 42% 33% 27.0%
Other College 14% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 4% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 8% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Raceland Louisiana Country
White 63.6% 58.3% 60.1%
African American 32.8% 31.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0% 1.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.1% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 1.9% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity