Chataignier vs Turkey Creek

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

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

Turkey Creek has the higher population (401 vs 348 in Chataignier). Turkey Creek has the higher median household income ($61,042 vs $36,528 in Chataignier). Turkey Creek has the higher median home value ($154,500 vs $91,400 in Chataignier).

Population, income & housing

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
Population	348	401
Median age	31.4 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,528	$61,042
Median home value	$91,400	$154,500
Median gross rent	$790	$913
Housing units	209	178
Homeownership rate	37.4%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
Population	306 → 348 (+13.7%)	458 → 401 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$30,313 → $36,528 (+20.5%)	$39,688 → $61,042 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$78,500 → $91,400 (+16.4%)	$73,500 → $154,500 (+110.2%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $790 (+55.2%)	$571 → $913 (+59.9%)

Chataignier

Population

306348

Median household income

$30,313$36,528

Median home value

$78,500$91,400

Median gross rent

$509$790

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)

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
Under 5	17.0%	11.2%
5 to 17	8.0%	19.7%
18 to 24	15.5%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	19.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	8.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	3.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.2%
75 and over	1.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	82.5%
Black or African American	62.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
No high school diploma	17.4%	15.1%
High school graduate	43.0%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
Drove alone	80.6%	63.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.7%
Public transit	5.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
1-unit, detached	56.0%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Chataignier	Turkey Creek
Poverty rate	17.0%	20.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1973	1993