Hessmer vs Simmesport

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

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

Simmesport has the higher population (1,455 vs 904 in Hessmer). Hessmer has the higher median household income ($50,179 vs $26,250 in Simmesport). Hessmer has the higher median home value ($160,600 vs $60,100 in Simmesport).

Population, income & housing

	Hessmer	Simmesport
Population	904	1,455
Median age	41.7 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,179	$26,250
Median home value	$160,600	$60,100
Median gross rent	$904	$569
Housing units	436	709
Homeownership rate	54.3%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hessmer	Simmesport
Population	892 → 904 (+1.3%)	1,622 → 1,455 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$31,917 → $50,179 (+57.2%)	$17,120 → $26,250 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $160,600 (+4.8%)	$52,800 → $60,100 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $904 (+23.2%)	$427 → $569 (+33.3%)

Hessmer

Population

892904

Median household income

$31,917$50,179

Median home value

$153,300$160,600

Median gross rent

$734$904

Simmesport

Population

1,6221,455

Median household income

$17,120$26,250

Median home value

$52,800$60,100

Median gross rent

$427$569

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hessmer	Simmesport
Under 5	3.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	13.4%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	8.1%
35 to 44	19.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	16.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	13.9%
75 and over	10.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hessmer	Simmesport
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	46.6%
Black or African American	10.8%	40.3%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hessmer	Simmesport
No high school diploma	18.1%	27.9%
High school graduate	44.6%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hessmer	Simmesport
Drove alone	89.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	0.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	1.3%
Other means	1.3%	10.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hessmer	Simmesport
1-unit, detached	73.9%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Hessmer	Simmesport
Poverty rate	29.2%	46.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1977	1977