Carlyss vs Iowa

A side-by-side comparison of Carlyss and Iowa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carlyss has the higher population (5,184 vs 3,246 in Iowa). Carlyss has the higher median household income ($92,004 vs $72,868 in Iowa). Iowa has the higher median home value ($243,200 vs $152,400 in Carlyss).

Population, income & housing

	Carlyss	Iowa
Population	5,184	3,246
Median age	30.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,004	$72,868
Median home value	$152,400	$243,200
Median gross rent	$1,142	$1,070
Housing units	2,363	1,502
Homeownership rate	74.9%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlyss	Iowa
Population	5,248 → 5,184 (-1.2%)	3,225 → 3,246 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$49,619 → $92,004 (+85.4%)	$43,942 → $72,868 (+65.8%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $152,400 (+42.4%)	$136,800 → $243,200 (+77.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,142 (+3.0%)	$827 → $1,070 (+29.4%)

Carlyss

Population

5,2485,184

Median household income

$49,619$92,004

Median home value

$107,000$152,400

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,142

Iowa

Population

3,2253,246

Median household income

$43,942$72,868

Median home value

$136,800$243,200

Median gross rent

$827$1,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlyss	Iowa
Under 5	11.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	18.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.3%
75 and over	3.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlyss	Iowa
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	70.1%
Black or African American	4.9%	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlyss	Iowa
No high school diploma	14.9%	8.8%
High school graduate	27.5%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlyss	Iowa
Drove alone	84.3%	66.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	26.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	2.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlyss	Iowa
1-unit, detached	50.0%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.1%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Carlyss	Iowa
Poverty rate	8.4%	11.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	2005	1994