Chataignier vs Mamou

A side-by-side comparison of Chataignier and Mamou: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mamou has the higher population (2,884 vs 348 in Chataignier). Chataignier has the higher median household income ($36,528 vs $19,841 in Mamou). Chataignier has the higher median home value ($91,400 vs $88,300 in Mamou).

Population, income & housing

	Chataignier	Mamou
Population	348	2,884
Median age	31.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,528	$19,841
Median home value	$91,400	$88,300
Median gross rent	$790	$519
Housing units	209	1,493
Homeownership rate	37.4%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chataignier	Mamou
Population	306 → 348 (+13.7%)	3,156 → 2,884 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$30,313 → $36,528 (+20.5%)	$26,146 → $19,841 (-24.1%)
Median home value	$78,500 → $91,400 (+16.4%)	$80,600 → $88,300 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $790 (+55.2%)	$457 → $519 (+13.6%)

Chataignier

Population

306348

Median household income

$30,313$36,528

Median home value

$78,500$91,400

Median gross rent

$509$790

Mamou

Population

3,1562,884

Median household income

$26,146$19,841

Median home value

$80,600$88,300

Median gross rent

$457$519

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chataignier	Mamou
Under 5	17.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	8.0%	21.8%
18 to 24	15.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	8.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	19.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	4.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.5%
75 and over	1.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chataignier	Mamou
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	37.5%
Black or African American	62.1%	47.2%
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%	12.1%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chataignier	Mamou
No high school diploma	17.4%	14.4%
High school graduate	43.0%	63.6%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chataignier	Mamou
Drove alone	80.6%	60.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	5.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	11.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	36.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chataignier	Mamou
1-unit, detached	56.0%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	29.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	5.1%
20 or more units	9.1%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Chataignier	Mamou
Poverty rate	17.0%	57.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1973	1982