Bienville vs Castor

A side-by-side comparison of Bienville and Castor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Castor has the higher population (373 vs 153 in Bienville). Since 2019, Castor's population has grown faster (+14.1% vs -17.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bienville	Castor
Population	153	373
Median age	41.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$35,250
Median home value	—	$92,100
Median gross rent	$625	$385
Housing units	116	201
Homeownership rate	41.8%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bienville	Castor
Population	186 → 153 (-17.7%)	327 → 373 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$31,719 → $25,313 (-20.2%)	$29,000 → $35,250 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$49,400 → $54,100 (+9.5%)	$106,300 → $92,100 (-13.4%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $625 (+11.0%)	—

Bienville

Population

186153

Median household income

$31,719$25,313

Median home value

$49,400$54,100

Median gross rent

$563$625

Castor

Population

327373

Median household income

$29,000$35,250

Median home value

$106,300$92,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bienville	Castor
Under 5	3.9%	10.5%
5 to 17	6.5%	25.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	19.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	27.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	17.7%
55 to 64	2.6%	5.9%
65 to 74	5.2%	1.6%
75 and over	14.4%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bienville	Castor
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	68.9%
Black or African American	10.5%	26.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bienville	Castor
No high school diploma	21.3%	15.1%
High school graduate	59.8%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bienville	Castor
Drove alone	86.8%	61.3%
Carpooled	2.9%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	17.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bienville	Castor
1-unit, detached	56.9%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.1%	42.8%

Poverty & households

	Bienville	Castor
Poverty rate	35.3%	46.9%
Average household size	1.94	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	44
Median year structure built	1971	1981