Banks Springs vs Grayson

A side-by-side comparison of Banks Springs and Grayson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Banks Springs has the higher population (1,432 vs 568 in Grayson). Grayson has the higher median household income ($55,250 vs $22,240 in Banks Springs). Grayson has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $70,400 in Banks Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Banks Springs	Grayson
Population	1,432	568
Median age	30.3 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$22,240	$55,250
Median home value	$70,400	$108,800
Median gross rent	$340	$867
Housing units	592	244
Homeownership rate	39.8%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banks Springs	Grayson
Population	1,142 → 1,432 (+25.4%)	568 → 568 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$22,188 → $22,240 (+0.2%)	$42,125 → $55,250 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$52,900 → $70,400 (+33.1%)	$78,400 → $108,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$441 → $340 (-22.9%)	$630 → $867 (+37.6%)

Banks Springs

Population

1,1421,432

Median household income

$22,188$22,240

Median home value

$52,900$70,400

Median gross rent

$441$340

Grayson

Population

568568

Median household income

$42,125$55,250

Median home value

$78,400$108,800

Median gross rent

$630$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banks Springs	Grayson
Under 5	1.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	33.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.3%
25 to 34	39.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	6.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.8%	7.4%
55 to 64	8.1%	6.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.0%
75 and over	5.4%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banks Springs	Grayson
White (non-Hispanic)	24.6%	77.5%
Black or African American	67.9%	20.1%
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	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banks Springs	Grayson
No high school diploma	30.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	45.2%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banks Springs	Grayson
Drove alone	89.3%	73.6%
Carpooled	1.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.6%
Other means	9.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banks Springs	Grayson
1-unit, detached	35.8%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	4.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	41.6%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Banks Springs	Grayson
Poverty rate	56.8%	26.9%
Average household size	2.99	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1988	1982