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.

Destrehan is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Destrehan really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Destrehan perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Destrehan are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Destrehan is a very car-oriented town. 98.06% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Destrehan is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Destrehan has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Destrehan is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

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.