Jeanerette vs Lydia

A side-by-side comparison of Jeanerette and Lydia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jeanerette has the higher population (4,732 vs 1,119 in Lydia). Lydia has the higher median home value ($136,200 vs $94,600 in Jeanerette). Since 2019, Lydia's population has grown faster (+5.5% vs -12.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Jeanerette	Lydia
Population	4,732	1,119
Median age	36.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,311	—
Median home value	$94,600	$136,200
Median gross rent	$787	$1,046
Housing units	2,281	416
Homeownership rate	73.5%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeanerette	Lydia
Population	5,385 → 4,732 (-12.1%)	1,061 → 1,119 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$34,643 → $51,311 (+48.1%)	$27,255 → $41,463 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $94,600 (+11.8%)	$111,200 → $136,200 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $787 (+8.6%)	$958 → $1,046 (+9.2%)

Jeanerette

Population

5,3854,732

Median household income

$34,643$51,311

Median home value

$84,600$94,600

Median gross rent

$725$787

Lydia

Population

1,0611,119

Median household income

$27,255$41,463

Median home value

$111,200$136,200

Median gross rent

$958$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeanerette	Lydia
Under 5	4.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	24.3%	25.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	8.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	16.4%	6.3%
55 to 64	9.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.0%
75 and over	6.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeanerette	Lydia
White (non-Hispanic)	21.0%	73.6%
Black or African American	74.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeanerette	Lydia
No high school diploma	19.8%	22.0%
High school graduate	38.7%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeanerette	Lydia
Drove alone	69.0%	53.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	31.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	10.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeanerette	Lydia
1-unit, detached	77.6%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Jeanerette	Lydia
Poverty rate	28.0%	25.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1965	1973