Church Point vs Rayne

A side-by-side comparison of Church Point and Rayne: population, income, housing, and more.

Church Point and Rayne are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rayne has the higher population (7,147 vs 4,133 in Church Point). Church Point has the higher median household income ($44,000 vs $41,603 in Rayne). Rayne has the higher median home value ($151,900 vs $121,400 in Church Point).

Population, income & housing

	Church Point	Rayne
Population	4,133	7,147
Median age	40.0 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,000	$41,603
Median home value	$121,400	$151,900
Median gross rent	$881	$850
Housing units	1,709	3,018
Homeownership rate	51.8%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Church Point	Rayne
Population	4,443 → 4,133 (-7.0%)	8,041 → 7,147 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$34,309 → $44,000 (+28.2%)	$32,266 → $41,603 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $121,400 (+44.0%)	$114,800 → $151,900 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $881 (+32.9%)	$596 → $850 (+42.6%)

Church Point

Population

4,4434,133

Median household income

$34,309$44,000

Median home value

$84,300$121,400

Median gross rent

$663$881

Rayne

Population

8,0417,147

Median household income

$32,266$41,603

Median home value

$114,800$151,900

Median gross rent

$596$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Church Point	Rayne
Under 5	6.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	19.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	6.0%
75 and over	5.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Church Point	Rayne
White (non-Hispanic)	52.6%	50.2%
Black or African American	38.7%	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Church Point	Rayne
No high school diploma	26.7%	21.5%
High school graduate	38.3%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Church Point	Rayne
Drove alone	73.6%	92.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.1%	0.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Church Point	Rayne
1-unit, detached	66.6%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Church Point	Rayne
Poverty rate	22.9%	28.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1984	1976