Center Point vs Hessmer

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

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

Hessmer has the higher population (904 vs 645 in Center Point). Center Point has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $160,600 in Hessmer). Since 2019, Center Point's population has grown faster (+32.7% vs +1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Center Point	Hessmer
Population	645	904
Median age	51.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,179
Median home value	$184,700	$160,600
Median gross rent	—	$904
Housing units	200	436
Homeownership rate	100.0%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Point	Hessmer
Population	486 → 645 (+32.7%)	892 → 904 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$56,167 → $40,813 (-27.3%)	$31,917 → $50,179 (+57.2%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $184,700 (+35.4%)	$153,300 → $160,600 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$734 → $904 (+23.2%)

Center Point

Population

486645

Median household income

$56,167$40,813

Median home value

$136,400$184,700

Hessmer

Population

892904

Median household income

$31,917$50,179

Median home value

$153,300$160,600

Median gross rent

$734$904

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center Point	Hessmer
Under 5	7.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	29.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	19.5%
45 to 54	25.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	1.7%	9.3%
65 to 74	18.3%	11.0%
75 and over	11.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Point	Hessmer
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	71.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Point	Hessmer
No high school diploma	23.3%	18.1%
High school graduate	41.3%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Point	Hessmer
Drove alone	90.0%	89.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.4%
Other means	4.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Point	Hessmer
1-unit, detached	93.5%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Center Point	Hessmer
Poverty rate	73.8%	29.2%
Average household size	3.40	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1991	1977