Basile vs Turkey Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Basile and Turkey Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Basile has the higher population (2,096 vs 401 in Turkey Creek). Turkey Creek has the higher median household income ($61,042 vs $49,167 in Basile). Turkey Creek has the higher median home value ($154,500 vs $92,100 in Basile).

Population, income & housing

	Basile	Turkey Creek
Population	2,096	401
Median age	30.1 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,167	$61,042
Median home value	$92,100	$154,500
Median gross rent	$837	$913
Housing units	647	178
Homeownership rate	61.4%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	20.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Basile	Turkey Creek
Population	1,987 → 2,096 (+5.5%)	458 → 401 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$26,354 → $49,167 (+86.6%)	$39,688 → $61,042 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$54,300 → $92,100 (+69.6%)	$73,500 → $154,500 (+110.2%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $837 (+46.8%)	$571 → $913 (+59.9%)

Basile

Population

1,9872,096

Median household income

$26,354$49,167

Median home value

$54,300$92,100

Median gross rent

$570$837

Turkey Creek

Population

458401

Median household income

$39,688$61,042

Median home value

$73,500$154,500

Median gross rent

$571$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Basile	Turkey Creek
Under 5	9.5%	11.2%
5 to 17	22.1%	19.7%
18 to 24	11.5%	9.7%
25 to 34	20.6%	19.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.2%
55 to 64	7.3%	3.0%
65 to 74	3.2%	7.2%
75 and over	4.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Basile	Turkey Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	82.5%
Black or African American	21.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	3.7%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Basile	Turkey Creek
No high school diploma	25.6%	15.1%
High school graduate	42.8%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Basile	Turkey Creek
Drove alone	91.3%	63.5%
Carpooled	1.3%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	4.3%
Other means	1.3%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Basile	Turkey Creek
1-unit, detached	87.3%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Basile	Turkey Creek
Poverty rate	20.6%	20.4%
Average household size	3.24	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1972	1993