Hessmer vs Plaucheville

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

Hessmer and Plaucheville 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 197 in Plaucheville). Hessmer has the higher median home value ($160,600 vs $116,400 in Plaucheville). Since 2019, Hessmer's population has grown faster (+1.3% vs -9.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
Population	904	197
Median age	41.7 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,179	—
Median home value	$160,600	$116,400
Median gross rent	$904	$609
Housing units	436	126
Homeownership rate	54.3%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
Population	892 → 904 (+1.3%)	217 → 197 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$31,917 → $50,179 (+57.2%)	$31,500 → $68,250 (+116.7%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $160,600 (+4.8%)	$142,500 → $116,400 (-18.3%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $904 (+23.2%)	$560 → $609 (+8.8%)

Hessmer

Population

892904

Median household income

$31,917$50,179

Median home value

$153,300$160,600

Median gross rent

$734$904

Plaucheville

Population

217197

Median household income

$31,500$68,250

Median home value

$142,500$116,400

Median gross rent

$560$609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	3.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	12.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	5.1%
35 to 44	19.5%	16.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	16.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.7%
75 and over	10.2%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	86.8%
Black or African American	10.8%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
No high school diploma	18.1%	7.1%
High school graduate	44.6%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
Drove alone	89.1%	71.9%
Carpooled	0.3%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	10.1%
Other means	1.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
1-unit, detached	73.9%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	17.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Hessmer	Plaucheville
Poverty rate	29.2%	16.2%
Average household size	2.24	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	37	38
Median year structure built	1977	1982