COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raceland vs Thibodaux
PLACE A
Raceland, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Raceland is 38% smaller than Thibodaux. Raceland earns more, with a median household income $8,214 higher. Thibodaux has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -4%).
RACELANDTHIBODAUXDIFFERENCE
Total population9,58515,573−38% vs Thibodaux
Population density4442,293−1,848
Population growth-4.2%9.5%−13.7 pts
Median age43.439.0+4.4
Male48.3%47.8%+0.5 pts
Female51.7%52.2%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born2.1%2.2%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.8%67.0%+4.8 pts
Black18.6%23.1%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%4.5%−3.6 pts
Asian1.9%0.9%+0.9 pts
Other6.8%4.4%+2.3 pts
Median household income$60,286$52,072+$8,214
Per capita income$30,045$41,491−$11,446
Poverty rate13.8%19.6%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.538−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%34.6%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree4.7%14.4%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%4.3%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation56.6%59.6%−3.0 pts
Median home value$187,800$232,500−$44,700
Median gross rent$629$960−$331
Owner-occupied80.1%61.6%+18.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%10.9%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households46.7%54.9%−8.2 pts
Average commute28.020.9+7.1
Worked from home2.2%5.9%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work2.1%0.5%+1.5 pts
Uninsured7.0%8.6%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024