Lafitte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, and 816 in 2019. In 2020, its population increased to 1,014 people. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Lafitte is located at the southern end of Louisiana Highway 45 along Bayou Barataria, and fishing is a major part of the local economy and culture.
Geography
Lafitte is located at (29.677566, -90.105386).
left|upright|thumb|On a shrimp boat at Lafitte
Demographics
Lafitte first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census;
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,467
|890
|style='background: #ffffe6; |820
|93.08%
|91.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80.87%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|18
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|1.14%
|1.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.79%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|33
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|2.09%
|2.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.78%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|8
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.51%
|0.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.58%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|22
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |93
|1.40%
|1.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.17%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|28
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59
|1.78%
|2.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.82%
|-
|Total
|1,576
|972
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,014
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 816 people lived in the CDP, down from 972 at the 2010 U.S. census. According to the 2019 estimates, the median household income was $58,375 and 19.2% lived at or below the poverty line.
Education
Lafitte residents are zoned to Jefferson Parish Public Schools.
Residents in K–5 are zoned to Lafitte Elementary School. Grades 6–12 are zoned to Fisher Middle-High School.