Fifth Ward vs Hessmer

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

Fifth Ward and Hessmer 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 904 in Hessmer). Hessmer has the higher median household income ($50,179 vs $49,788 in Fifth Ward). Since 2019, Fifth Ward's population has grown faster (+36.5% vs +1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
Population	1,104	904
Median age	41.6 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,788	$50,179
Median home value	—	$160,600
Median gross rent	$875	$904
Housing units	506	436
Homeownership rate	59.8%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
Population	809 → 1,104 (+36.5%)	892 → 904 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$50,938 → $49,788 (-2.3%)	$31,917 → $50,179 (+57.2%)
Median home value	$77,100 → $138,000 (+79.0%)	$153,300 → $160,600 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $875 (+20.2%)	$734 → $904 (+23.2%)

Fifth Ward

Population

8091,104

Median household income

$50,938$49,788

Median home value

$77,100$138,000

Median gross rent

$728$875

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)

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
Under 5	12.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	1.9%	19.5%
45 to 54	22.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	5.0%	11.0%
75 and over	6.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	71.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
No high school diploma	26.9%	18.1%
High school graduate	41.4%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
Drove alone	89.9%	89.1%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	9.4%
Other means	3.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
1-unit, detached	57.3%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	39.5%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Fifth Ward	Hessmer
Poverty rate	5.9%	29.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	60	37
Median year structure built	1991	1977