2020 census As of the
2020 census, Breaux Bridge had a population of 7,513. The median age was 37.7 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.9 males age 18 and over. 93.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.8% lived in rural areas. There were 2,925 households and 2,171 families in Breaux Bridge, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.1% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 7,281 people, 2,512 households, and 1,821 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,740 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 49.84%
White, 48.66%
African American, 0.11%
Native American, 0.32%
Asian, 0.27% from
other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population. Of the population over the age of five, 68.3% spoke
English at home, 28.3% spoke
French, 1.7% spoke
Spanish, and 1.6% spoke
Louisiana Creole French. There were 2,512 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were
married couples living together, 24.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23. in Breaux Bridge In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,102, and the median income for a family was $31,570. Males had a median income of $30,880 versus $17,819 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $12,536. About 26.8% of families and 30.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 43.0% of those under age 18 and 25.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==