Center Point vs Fifth Ward

A side-by-side comparison of Center Point and Fifth Ward: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fifth Ward has the higher population (1,104 vs 645 in Center Point). Since 2019, Fifth Ward's population has grown faster (+36.5% vs +32.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
Population	645	1,104
Median age	51.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,788
Median home value	$184,700	—
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	200	506
Homeownership rate	100.0%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
Population	486 → 645 (+32.7%)	809 → 1,104 (+36.5%)
Median household income	$56,167 → $40,813 (-27.3%)	$50,938 → $49,788 (-2.3%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $184,700 (+35.4%)	$77,100 → $138,000 (+79.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$728 → $875 (+20.2%)

Center Point

Population

486645

Median household income

$56,167$40,813

Median home value

$136,400$184,700

Fifth Ward

Population

8091,104

Median household income

$50,938$49,788

Median home value

$77,100$138,000

Median gross rent

$728$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
Under 5	7.9%	12.3%
5 to 17	29.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.7%
25 to 34	6.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	1.9%
45 to 54	25.0%	22.0%
55 to 64	1.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	18.3%	5.0%
75 and over	11.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
No high school diploma	23.3%	26.9%
High school graduate	41.3%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
Drove alone	90.0%	89.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.4%
Other means	4.3%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
1-unit, detached	93.5%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	39.5%

Poverty & households

	Center Point	Fifth Ward
Poverty rate	73.8%	5.9%
Average household size	3.40	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	60
Median year structure built	1991	1991