Castor vs Saline

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

Castor and Saline 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 261 in Saline). Saline has the higher median household income ($39,500 vs $35,250 in Castor). Saline has the higher median home value ($109,200 vs $92,100 in Castor).

Population, income & housing

	Castor	Saline
Population	373	261
Median age	34.5 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$35,250	$39,500
Median home value	$92,100	$109,200
Median gross rent	$385	$725
Housing units	201	134
Homeownership rate	65.2%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castor	Saline
Population	327 → 373 (+14.1%)	482 → 261 (-45.9%)
Median household income	$29,000 → $35,250 (+21.6%)	$48,750 → $39,500 (-19.0%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $92,100 (-13.4%)	$66,000 → $109,200 (+65.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$558 → $725 (+29.9%)

Castor

Population

327373

Median household income

$29,000$35,250

Median home value

$106,300$92,100

Saline

Population

482261

Median household income

$48,750$39,500

Median home value

$66,000$109,200

Median gross rent

$558$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castor	Saline
Under 5	10.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	25.5%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	2.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	17.7%	3.1%
55 to 64	5.9%	8.8%
65 to 74	1.6%	26.4%
75 and over	13.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castor	Saline
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	79.3%
Black or African American	26.5%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castor	Saline
No high school diploma	15.1%	31.2%
High school graduate	42.5%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castor	Saline
Drove alone	61.3%	96.0%
Carpooled	17.1%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castor	Saline
1-unit, detached	51.7%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.8%	41.8%

Poverty & households

	Castor	Saline
Poverty rate	46.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.32	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	44	28
Median year structure built	1981	1973