Gardere vs Shenandoah

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

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

Shenandoah has the higher population (18,259 vs 12,130 in Gardere). Shenandoah has the higher median household income ($107,544 vs $60,694 in Gardere). Shenandoah has the higher median home value ($319,300 vs $250,600 in Gardere).

Population, income & housing

	Gardere	Shenandoah
Population	12,130	18,259
Median age	26.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,694	$107,544
Median home value	$250,600	$319,300
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,216
Housing units	5,593	7,421
Homeownership rate	42.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	50.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gardere	Shenandoah
Population	11,394 → 12,130 (+6.5%)	20,252 → 18,259 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$39,418 → $60,694 (+54.0%)	$92,432 → $107,544 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $250,600 (+48.5%)	$261,900 → $319,300 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,135 (+23.9%)	$1,104 → $1,216 (+10.1%)

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

Shenandoah

Population

20,25218,259

Median household income

$92,432$107,544

Median home value

$261,900$319,300

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,216

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gardere	Shenandoah
Under 5	11.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	14.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	24.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	6.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	5.0%	13.2%
75 and over	0.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gardere	Shenandoah
White (non-Hispanic)	24.4%	63.5%
Black or African American	44.8%	20.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	2.5%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gardere	Shenandoah
No high school diploma	10.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	35.6%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gardere	Shenandoah
Drove alone	74.5%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.5%
Public transit	4.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.4%	15.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gardere	Shenandoah
1-unit, detached	45.8%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	35.2%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	9.1%
20 or more units	5.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gardere	Shenandoah
Poverty rate	28.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.72	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	2002	1989