Demographics of Thibodaux city, Louisiana

Thibodaux city, Louisiana had 15,573 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −331 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Thibodaux city, in four figures

15,573
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,732 ±25.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −331 people.; 39.0 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,072 ±$5,177
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Thibodaux city, Louisiana's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Thibodaux city, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

About this chart

The figures

Thibodaux city, Louisiana's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Thibodaux city, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,904	100.0	100.0
2021	15,820	99.5	100.2
2022	15,737	98.9	100.7
2023	15,640	98.3	101.6
2024	15,607	98.1	102.5
2025	15,573	97.9	103.1

Population of Thibodaux city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,904	—
2021	15,820	−84
2022	15,737	−83
2023	15,640	−97
2024	15,607	−33
2025	15,573	−34

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±3.7: for men 35.8 ±4.5 and for women 41.7 ±4.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Thibodaux city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	735 ±244	4.7% ±1.6	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,032 ±423	12.9% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,353 ±384	15.0% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,718 ±514	23.6% ±3.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,711 ±482	23.6% ±3.1	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,183 ±440	20.2% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,072 ±$5,177, and income per person $41,491 ±$6,493, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Thibodaux city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,681 ±387	24.8% ±5.5	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,553 ±376	22.9% ±5.4	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,005 ±242	14.8% ±3.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	568 ±210	8.4% ±3.1	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	833 ±211	12.3% ±3.0	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	385 ±155	5.7% ±2.3	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	748 ±225	11.0% ±3.3	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Thibodaux city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	2,761 ±618	19.6% ±4.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	923 ±314	33.9% ±9.8	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,135 ±375	15.8% ±5.0	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	703 ±249	16.9% ±5.5	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Thibodaux city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Thibodaux city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	7,604 ±443	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.1% ±0.7	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.9% ±3.8	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.6% ±4.7	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.4% ±5.9	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$232,500 ±$27,012	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$960 ±$100	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Thibodaux city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	707 ±287	4.5% ±1.8	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,547 ±780	67.0% ±5.0	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,633 ±709	23.1% ±4.5	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	27 to 271	0.2% to 1.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	95 to 435	0.6% to 2.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 366	0% to 2.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	82 to 472	0.5% to 3.0%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Thibodaux city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	13,401 ±392	85.2% ±2.5	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,916 ±391	12.2% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9 to 135	0.1% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	169 to 517	1.1% to 3.3%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	71 to 335	0.5% to 2.1%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12 to 268	0.1% to 1.7%	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Thibodaux city among the places of Louisiana

30th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Thibodaux city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Shenandoah CDP	17,998 ±1,618
Natchitoches city	17,577 ±56
Youngsville city	17,427 ±24
Gretna city	17,389 ±31
Estelle CDP	16,341 ±1,406
Thibodaux city	15,732 ±25
Opelousas city	15,495 ±41
Broussard city	14,322 ±180
Pineville city	14,160 ±32
Luling CDP	13,960 ±1,065
River Ridge CDP	13,312 ±1,101

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Louisiana by median age
No. 5 Places in Louisiana by per capita income
No. 15 Places in Louisiana by poverty rate
No. 16 Places in Louisiana by median home value
No. 29 Places in Louisiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 35 Places in Louisiana by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026