People QuickFacts Belle Chasse CDP Louisiana Population, 2011 estimate X 4,574,766 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base X 4,533,372 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 X 0.9% Population, 2010 12,679 4,533,372 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.6% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 29.3% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 9.6% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.3% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 84.1% 62.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 7.9% 32.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.3% 1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.8% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 6.3% 4.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 80.4% 60.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 84.8% 85.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.8% 3.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 9.3% 8.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 84.1% 81.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 21.4% 21.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,374 314,677 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.3 24.9  Housing units, 2010 4,828 1,964,981 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 62.1% 67.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 26.4% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $239,200 $135,400 Households, 2007-2011 4,914 1,675,097 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.81 2.60 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $26,675 $23,853 Median household income, 2007-2011 $69,353 $44,086 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 8.0% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Belle Chasse CDP Louisiana Total number of firms, 2007 1,291 375,808 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.1% 15.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.7% 27.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 205,054,723 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 806,956 51,415,553 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 81,556 56,543,203 Retail sales per capita, 2007 NA $12,921 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 36,120 9,729,869     Geography QuickFacts Belle Chasse CDP Louisiana Land area in square miles, 2010 24.91 43,203.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 509.0 104.9 FIPS Code 06120 22 Counties Plaquemines Parish (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts