Carlyss vs Moss Bluff

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

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

Moss Bluff has the higher population (11,451 vs 5,184 in Carlyss). Carlyss has the higher median household income ($92,004 vs $85,984 in Moss Bluff). Moss Bluff has the higher median home value ($242,300 vs $152,400 in Carlyss).

Population, income & housing

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
Population	5,184	11,451
Median age	30.8 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,004	$85,984
Median home value	$152,400	$242,300
Median gross rent	$1,142	$1,303
Housing units	2,363	5,490
Homeownership rate	74.9%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
Population	5,248 → 5,184 (-1.2%)	11,055 → 11,451 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$49,619 → $92,004 (+85.4%)	$54,788 → $85,984 (+56.9%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $152,400 (+42.4%)	$189,600 → $242,300 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,142 (+3.0%)	$856 → $1,303 (+52.2%)

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

Moss Bluff

Population

11,05511,451

Median household income

$54,788$85,984

Median home value

$189,600$242,300

Median gross rent

$856$1,303

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
Under 5	11.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	18.4%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	7.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	13.9%
75 and over	3.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	83.1%
Black or African American	4.9%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
No high school diploma	14.9%	7.6%
High school graduate	27.5%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
Drove alone	84.3%	84.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	5.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
1-unit, detached	50.0%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	44.1%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Carlyss	Moss Bluff
Poverty rate	8.4%	12.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	2005	1996