Loreauville vs New Iberia

A side-by-side comparison of Loreauville and New Iberia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Iberia has the higher population (27,926 vs 902 in Loreauville). New Iberia has the higher median household income ($50,802 vs $26,656 in Loreauville). New Iberia has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $130,300 in Loreauville).

Population, income & housing

	Loreauville	New Iberia
Population	902	27,926
Median age	40.4 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$26,656	$50,802
Median home value	$130,300	$150,300
Median gross rent	$859	$878
Housing units	468	13,373
Homeownership rate	54.0%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loreauville	New Iberia
Population	885 → 902 (+1.9%)	29,456 → 27,926 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$28,095 → $26,656 (-5.1%)	$38,221 → $50,802 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $130,300 (+48.2%)	$114,600 → $150,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $859 (+44.6%)	$762 → $878 (+15.2%)

Loreauville

Population

885902

Median household income

$28,095$26,656

Median home value

$87,900$130,300

Median gross rent

$594$859

New Iberia

Population

29,45627,926

Median household income

$38,221$50,802

Median home value

$114,600$150,300

Median gross rent

$762$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loreauville	New Iberia
Under 5	8.4%	8.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.9%
18 to 24	13.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.3%
35 to 44	6.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	18.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	17.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	4.0%	10.5%
75 and over	5.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loreauville	New Iberia
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	43.6%
Black or African American	41.8%	43.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loreauville	New Iberia
No high school diploma	17.0%	16.5%
High school graduate	44.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loreauville	New Iberia
Drove alone	60.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	13.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	3.2%
Other means	1.8%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loreauville	New Iberia
1-unit, detached	63.5%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	31.8%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Loreauville	New Iberia
Poverty rate	36.0%	26.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1985	1973