Personal loans in Jean Lafitte, LA

Population in Jean Lafitte dropped about 1.5% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Jean Lafitte. Every figure below is Louisiana's own, applied to Jean Lafitte's 1,781 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. For a bigger market, look to Westwego, LA about 11 miles away.

What the Census records for Jean Lafitte

Here is the sourced Census picture for Jean Lafitte, plus the Louisiana lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.

• Population: a Census-estimated 1,781, 115th among Louisiana's 302 places (Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.5% since the 2020 count.
• Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 28 residents.
• Size percentile: with 1,781 residents, Jean Lafitte is larger than about 62% of Louisiana's Census places.
• Density: the Census land area of 5.8 sq mi holds about 304 people per square mile.
• Land area rank: Jean Lafitte's 5.8 square miles rank 65th of 302 places in Louisiana.
• Water area: Jean Lafitte has 0.36 square miles of water, ranking 20th of 302 places in Louisiana.
• Share of state population: Jean Lafitte's 1,781 residents are about 0.1% of Louisiana.
• Nationally: Jean Lafitte is the 8,053rd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
• Growth rank: Jean Lafitte ranks 95th among Louisiana's 302 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
• Against the state trend: Jean Lafitte's 1.5% change compares with a Louisiana average of -2.1% across its 302 places.
• Density rank: Jean Lafitte is the 211th most densely settled place in Louisiana.
• Density in context: Jean Lafitte's 304 people per square mile sit against a Louisiana median of 534.
• Location: latitude 29.7534, longitude -90.1016 (Census Gazetteer).
• Nearest larger cities: Westwego (11 mi); Gretna (11 mi); Harahan (14 mi); Kenner (20 mi); New Orleans (23 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Jean Lafitte on the same terms.
• Nearest smaller towns: Golden Meadow (27 mi); Grand Isle (38 mi); Madisonville (45 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
• Within a 50-mile radius: 3 smaller Census places.
• At 100 miles: 54 larger Census places fall inside that radius.

What to do before borrowing in Jean Lafitte

For Jean Lafitte's roughly 1,781 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:

1. Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
2. Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
3. Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
4. Look the lender up in the Louisiana regulator's licence records before you sign.
5. Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
6. Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
7. Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.

The process is identical across Louisiana; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Jean Lafitte holds 1,781 people.

The geography behind Jean Lafitte

Jean Lafitte covers about 5.8 square miles of land, with 0.36 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). That land carries about 304 people per square mile. New Orleans, the largest place in Louisiana, is about 23 miles from Jean Lafitte. A 50-mile radius around Jean Lafitte takes in 14 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 3 smaller Census places.

Where Jean Lafitte sits in Louisiana

Set beside Louisiana's 302 places, Jean Lafitte ranks 115th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 95th of 302 Louisiana places, putting it near the 69th percentile for growth. Its roughly 304 residents per square mile place it 211th among Louisiana's places. The population moved by about 28 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.5% shift.

Lender access in Jean Lafitte

Jean Lafitte is lightly settled, with about 304 people per square mile and 14 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Jean Lafitte's 1,781 borrowers is set by Louisiana licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Westwego, LA about 11 miles away.

How Louisiana law applies in Jean Lafitte

Louisiana has no separate rate rule for Jean Lafitte; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 1,781 people.