
Louisiana · Census place 62385
Prairieville, LA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Prairieville, Louisiana (Prairieville, LA — Census place “Prairieville CDP”) is 35,010 residents, ranking #11 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $115,610, the median home is worth $302,200 and median gross rent runs $1,225 a month. Looking for the Prairieville Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Prairieville, LA: 70769.
- Population
- 35,010Prairieville CDP residents
- Median household income
- $115,610Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $302,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,225Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.6%Owner-occupied households
Prairieville ZIP codes (Louisiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Prairieville.
The Prairieville LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Prairieville CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Prairieville CDP median would spend about 12.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.1% of residents and 87.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Prairieville CDP, LA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Prairieville CDP is a small city in Louisiana, with 35,010 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #11 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 34.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Prairieville CDP earn a median of $115,610 a year, 47.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 115% above the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Prairieville CDP is valued at $302,200, essentially level with the national figure and 75% above the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,225 a month, 12.9% below the national figure, or roughly $14,700 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 87.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Louisiana.
- Houma city 32,760
- Alexandria city 44,566
- Marrero CDP 31,866
- Monroe city 47,241
- Central city 29,603
- Bossier City city 62,832
- Slidell city 28,664
- Kenner city 65,113
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Prairieville CDP?
- Prairieville CDP has 35,010 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 489 in Louisiana.
- What is the median household income in Prairieville CDP?
- Median household income in Prairieville CDP is $115,610 a year, 47.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Prairieville CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,225 a month and the median home value is $302,200, so rent absorbs about 12.7% of median household income.
- Is Prairieville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Prairieville CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Prairieville CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.