Mamou vs Turkey Creek

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

Mamou and Turkey Creek 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 401 in Turkey Creek). Turkey Creek has the higher median household income ($61,042 vs $19,841 in Mamou). Turkey Creek has the higher median home value ($154,500 vs $88,300 in Mamou).

Population, income & housing

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
Population	2,884	401
Median age	40.3 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$19,841	$61,042
Median home value	$88,300	$154,500
Median gross rent	$519	$913
Housing units	1,493	178
Homeownership rate	46.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
Population	3,156 → 2,884 (-8.6%)	458 → 401 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$26,146 → $19,841 (-24.1%)	$39,688 → $61,042 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $88,300 (+9.6%)	$73,500 → $154,500 (+110.2%)
Median gross rent	$457 → $519 (+13.6%)	$571 → $913 (+59.9%)

Mamou

Population

3,1562,884

Median household income

$26,146$19,841

Median home value

$80,600$88,300

Median gross rent

$457$519

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)

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
Under 5	7.0%	11.2%
5 to 17	21.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	19.0%
35 to 44	19.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	4.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	3.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	7.2%
75 and over	4.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	37.5%	82.5%
Black or African American	47.2%	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	12.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
No high school diploma	14.4%	15.1%
High school graduate	63.6%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
Drove alone	60.3%	63.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	4.3%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	36.7%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
1-unit, detached	53.0%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Mamou	Turkey Creek
Poverty rate	57.8%	20.4%
Average household size	2.20	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1982	1993