Castor vs Gibsland

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

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

Gibsland has the higher population (783 vs 373 in Castor). Castor has the higher median household income ($35,250 vs $20,915 in Gibsland). Gibsland has the higher median home value ($92,400 vs $92,100 in Castor).

Population, income & housing

	Castor	Gibsland
Population	373	783
Median age	34.5 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$35,250	$20,915
Median home value	$92,100	$92,400
Median gross rent	$385	$545
Housing units	201	465
Homeownership rate	65.2%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castor	Gibsland
Population	327 → 373 (+14.1%)	563 → 783 (+39.1%)
Median household income	$29,000 → $35,250 (+21.6%)	$19,896 → $20,915 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $92,100 (-13.4%)	$59,400 → $92,400 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$364 → $545 (+49.7%)

Castor

Population

327373

Median household income

$29,000$35,250

Median home value

$106,300$92,100

Gibsland

Population

563783

Median household income

$19,896$20,915

Median home value

$59,400$92,400

Median gross rent

$364$545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castor	Gibsland
Under 5	10.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	25.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	18.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	17.7%	15.3%
55 to 64	5.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	1.6%	14.7%
75 and over	13.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castor	Gibsland
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	9.5%
Black or African American	26.5%	87.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castor	Gibsland
No high school diploma	15.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	42.5%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castor	Gibsland
Drove alone	61.3%	75.2%
Carpooled	17.1%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castor	Gibsland
1-unit, detached	51.7%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	42.8%	32.5%

Poverty & households

	Castor	Gibsland
Poverty rate	46.9%	43.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	44	20
Median year structure built	1981	1980