| Index | Buras | Louisiana | National |
| Income per capita | $24,904 | $25,515 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $53,050 | $45,652 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $53,600 | $59,392 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $0 | $27,113 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $0 | $38,087 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $30,270 | $22,909 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 34.5% | 19.7% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Manufacturing sector | 14.8% | 14.8% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Public administration | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| Education, health & social services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 67.5% | 67.5% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Venice, LA | 280 | $54,545 | 1.4% |
| Port Sulphur, LA | 2,174 | $44,688 | 19.2% |
| Triumph, LA | 320 | $43,802 | 20.8% |
| Boothville, LA | 605 | $33,565 | 39.3% |
| Empire, LA | 1,124 | $27,708 | 49.9% |
| Buras, LA | 896 | $53,050 | 4.1% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Courtland, AL | 896 | $35,417 | 36.0% |
| Clay City, IL | 896 | $45,104 | 18.5% |
| Cankton, LA | 896 | $36,957 | 33.2% |
| Cass Lake, MN | 896 | $115,417 | 108.6% |
| Walhalla, ND | 896 | $32,656 | 41.0% |
| Buras, LA | 896 | $53,050 | 4.1% |
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