What kinds of homes are in Bayou Cane, LA?

Name: Types of homes in Bayou Cane, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Bayou Cane, LA has 9,266 (±581) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 1,217 homes per square mile of land.

58.4% are detached single-family houses.

3.5% are in buildings of two to four units.

30.7% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 9,266 (±581)
Detached houses: 58.4%
2–4 unit buildings: 3.5%
5+ unit buildings: 30.7%

Homes in Bayou Cane by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Bayou Cane	Terrebonne Parish	Louisiana	United States
Single-family, detached	58.4% (±5.9 points)	70.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.8% (±3.2 points)	1.6%	2.8%	6.2%
2 units	0.1% (±0.2 points)	1.1%	3.8%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.4% (±1.7 points)	1.8%	4.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	9.2% (±4.1 points)	2.3%	3.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	10.7% (±2.8 points)	2.7%	2.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	10.8% (±3.8 points)	4.2%	5.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	3.5% (±1.9 points)	14.7%	12.6%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.7%	0.2%	0.1%

In Bayou Cane, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Terrebonne Parish (9.2%).

It is also higher than in Louisiana (11.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Bayou Cane

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bayou Cane
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Bayou Cane	—	30.7% (±6.3 points)	—
Gray	4.2 mi	0.5% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Bayou Blue	5.0 mi	0.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Presquille	8.1 mi	0.0% (±12.6 points)	Lower
Schriever	8.8 mi	1.5% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Bourg	9.2 mi	0.0% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Lafourche Crossing	10.0 mi	0.0% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Raceland	10.0 mi	0.0% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Bayou Country Club	11 mi	0.0% (±10.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gray, LA (0.5%), Bayou Blue, LA (0.0%), Presquille, LA (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Terrebonne Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Bayou Cane	30.7% (±6.3 points)
2	Schriever	1.5% (±2.8 points)
3	Gray	0.5% (±3.1 points)
4 (tie)	Bourg	0.0% (±7.8 points)
4 (tie)	Chauvin	0.0% (±7.4 points)
4 (tie)	Montegut	0.0% (±15.2 points)
4 (tie)	Presquille	0.0% (±12.6 points)

Bayou Cane is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bayou Cane

How many homes are in Bayou Cane?

Bayou Cane, LA has an estimated 9,266 (±581) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Bayou Cane houses or apartments?

58.4% are detached houses and 3.8% attached houses, while 34.2% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Bayou Cane?

3.5% of homes in Bayou Cane are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bayou Cane CDP, Louisiana

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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