Elizabeth vs Oakdale

A side-by-side comparison of Elizabeth and Oakdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oakdale has the higher population (6,614 vs 437 in Elizabeth). Oakdale has the higher median household income ($45,038 vs $37,955 in Elizabeth). Oakdale has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $66,400 in Elizabeth).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Population	437	6,614
Median age	29.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$37,955	$45,038
Median home value	$66,400	$106,800
Median gross rent	$797	$766
Housing units	205	2,669
Homeownership rate	53.4%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	16.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Population	501 → 437 (-12.8%)	7,607 → 6,614 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$44,792 → $37,955 (-15.3%)	$32,538 → $45,038 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$74,400 → $66,400 (-10.8%)	$69,400 → $106,800 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $797 (-4.2%)	$444 → $766 (+72.5%)

Elizabeth

Population

501437

Median household income

$44,792$37,955

Median home value

$74,400$66,400

Median gross rent

$832$797

Oakdale

Population

7,6076,614

Median household income

$32,538$45,038

Median home value

$69,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$444$766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Under 5	7.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.8%	6.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	31.4%	19.5%
35 to 44	6.9%	16.0%
45 to 54	4.1%	16.7%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	9.7%
75 and over	5.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	47.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	29.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
No high school diploma	19.6%	25.1%
High school graduate	43.2%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Drove alone	82.3%	82.1%
Carpooled	14.4%	6.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
1-unit, detached	66.3%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Poverty rate	26.4%	24.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	40	20
Median year structure built	1973	1969