Crowley vs Rayne

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

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

Crowley has the higher population (11,554 vs 7,147 in Rayne). Rayne has the higher median household income ($41,603 vs $27,826 in Crowley). Rayne has the higher median home value ($151,900 vs $141,800 in Crowley).

Population, income & housing

	Crowley	Rayne
Population	11,554	7,147
Median age	41.4 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$27,826	$41,603
Median home value	$141,800	$151,900
Median gross rent	$560	$850
Housing units	6,153	3,018
Homeownership rate	50.2%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	15.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crowley	Rayne
Population	12,796 → 11,554 (-9.7%)	8,041 → 7,147 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$26,972 → $27,826 (+3.2%)	$32,266 → $41,603 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $141,800 (+23.0%)	$114,800 → $151,900 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $560 (-25.7%)	$596 → $850 (+42.6%)

Crowley

Population

12,79611,554

Median household income

$26,972$27,826

Median home value

$115,300$141,800

Median gross rent

$754$560

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)

	Crowley	Rayne
Under 5	6.8%	8.2%
5 to 17	18.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.0%
75 and over	8.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crowley	Rayne
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	50.2%
Black or African American	26.5%	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crowley	Rayne
No high school diploma	23.9%	21.5%
High school graduate	34.0%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crowley	Rayne
Drove alone	86.1%	92.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.6%	0.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crowley	Rayne
1-unit, detached	80.2%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Crowley	Rayne
Poverty rate	46.0%	28.4%
Average household size	2.20	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1970	1976