Central vs Gardere

A side-by-side comparison of Central and Gardere: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Central has the higher population (29,603 vs 12,130 in Gardere). Central has the higher median household income ($90,091 vs $60,694 in Gardere). Central has the higher median home value ($270,700 vs $250,600 in Gardere).

Population, income & housing

	Central	Gardere
Population	29,603	12,130
Median age	40.3 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$90,091	$60,694
Median home value	$270,700	$250,600
Median gross rent	$1,373	$1,135
Housing units	12,116	5,593
Homeownership rate	89.3%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central	Gardere
Population	29,107 → 29,603 (+1.7%)	11,394 → 12,130 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$80,015 → $90,091 (+12.6%)	$39,418 → $60,694 (+54.0%)
Median home value	$217,700 → $270,700 (+24.3%)	$168,700 → $250,600 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $1,373 (+48.0%)	$916 → $1,135 (+23.9%)

Central

Population

29,10729,603

Median household income

$80,015$90,091

Median home value

$217,700$270,700

Median gross rent

$928$1,373

Gardere

Population

11,39412,130

Median household income

$39,418$60,694

Median home value

$168,700$250,600

Median gross rent

$916$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central	Gardere
Under 5	5.2%	11.2%
5 to 17	20.9%	20.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	14.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	24.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.0%	6.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	5.0%
75 and over	7.1%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central	Gardere
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	24.4%
Black or African American	11.6%	44.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central	Gardere
No high school diploma	3.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	33.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central	Gardere
Drove alone	85.3%	74.5%
Carpooled	5.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	1.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central	Gardere
1-unit, detached	84.3%	45.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	35.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	9.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Central	Gardere
Poverty rate	5.7%	28.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1988	2002