Because there are quite a few people attending college in Thibodaux, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Thibodaux provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
In terms of college education, Thibodaux is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.32% of adults in Thibodaux have a college degree.
The per capita income in Thibodaux in 2022 was $34,164, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,656 for a family of four. However, Thibodaux contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Thibodaux is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thibodaux home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thibodaux residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thibodaux include French, German, English, French Canadian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Thibodaux is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
