Harahan is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 9,861 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Harahan is the 60th largest community in Louisiana.

Harahan is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Harahan is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harahan who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.37%), sales jobs (14.03%), and management occupations (10.15%).

In addition, Harahan is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Harahan are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Harahan Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Harahan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 23.97% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Harahan in 2000 was $23,448, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,792 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Harahan is English.