About Destrehan

Destrehan is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 11,217 people and just one neighborhood, Destrehan is the 51st largest community in Louisiana.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Destrehan is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Destrehan is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Destrehan who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.13%), management occupations (11.06%), and sales jobs (10.76%).

Because of many things, Destrehan is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Destrehan a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Destrehan has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Destrehan's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Destrehan is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Destrehan is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Destrehan isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.06% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Destrehan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Destrehan Information and Demographics

The citizens of Destrehan are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.38% of adults in Destrehan have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Destrehan in 2000 was $25,435, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,740 for a family of four. However, Destrehan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Destrehan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Destrehan home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Destrehan is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Destrehan include French, Italian, Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Destrehan is English. Some people also speak Spanish.