Baskin vs Wisner

A side-by-side comparison of Baskin and Wisner: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wisner has the higher population (1,020 vs 180 in Baskin). Baskin has the higher median household income ($66,071 vs $34,145 in Wisner). Baskin has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $125,000 in Wisner).

Population, income & housing

	Baskin	Wisner
Population	180	1,020
Median age	32.5 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,071	$34,145
Median home value	$157,800	$125,000
Median gross rent	$763	$670
Housing units	80	448
Homeownership rate	87.5%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baskin	Wisner
Population	239 → 180 (-24.7%)	820 → 1,020 (+24.4%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $66,071 (+70.5%)	$23,194 → $34,145 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $157,800 (+142.8%)	$96,900 → $125,000 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $763 (+5.2%)	$420 → $670 (+59.5%)

Baskin

Population

239180

Median household income

$38,750$66,071

Median home value

$65,000$157,800

Median gross rent

$725$763

Wisner

Population

8201,020

Median household income

$23,194$34,145

Median home value

$96,900$125,000

Median gross rent

$420$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baskin	Wisner
Under 5	7.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	23.3%	21.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.5%
25 to 34	14.4%	7.9%
35 to 44	8.3%	6.1%
45 to 54	14.4%	15.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	13.0%
75 and over	3.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baskin	Wisner
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	52.0%
Black or African American	9.4%	47.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baskin	Wisner
No high school diploma	14.2%	16.1%
High school graduate	49.6%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baskin	Wisner
Drove alone	94.4%	92.4%
Carpooled	2.8%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baskin	Wisner
1-unit, detached	47.5%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	51.2%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Baskin	Wisner
Poverty rate	17.8%	37.8%
Average household size	3.09	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	33	20
Median year structure built	1991	1969