Oberlin vs Reeves

A side-by-side comparison of Oberlin and Reeves: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oberlin has the higher population (1,683 vs 140 in Reeves). Reeves has the higher median household income ($43,125 vs $41,198 in Oberlin). Reeves has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $95,700 in Oberlin).

Population, income & housing

	Oberlin	Reeves
Population	1,683	140
Median age	38.4 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,198	$43,125
Median home value	$95,700	$137,500
Median gross rent	$425	$678
Housing units	750	77
Homeownership rate	57.7%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oberlin	Reeves
Population	1,577 → 1,683 (+6.7%)	216 → 140 (-35.2%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $41,198 (+22.1%)	$29,250 → $43,125 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$81,000 → $95,700 (+18.1%)	$85,500 → $137,500 (+60.8%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $425 (-21.2%)	$725 → $678 (-6.5%)

Oberlin

Population

1,5771,683

Median household income

$33,750$41,198

Median home value

$81,000$95,700

Median gross rent

$539$425

Reeves

Population

216140

Median household income

$29,250$43,125

Median home value

$85,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$725$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oberlin	Reeves
Under 5	7.4%	0.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	24.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	14.9%	20.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.3%
75 and over	6.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oberlin	Reeves
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	95.7%
Black or African American	41.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oberlin	Reeves
No high school diploma	15.8%	11.3%
High school graduate	43.8%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oberlin	Reeves
Drove alone	95.5%	72.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oberlin	Reeves
1-unit, detached	56.5%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	29.9%

Poverty & households

	Oberlin	Reeves
Poverty rate	18.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1985	1975