Lydia vs New Iberia

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

Lydia 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 1,119 in Lydia). New Iberia has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $136,200 in Lydia). Since 2019, Lydia's population has grown faster (+5.5% vs -5.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Lydia	New Iberia
Population	1,119	27,926
Median age	36.4 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,802
Median home value	$136,200	$150,300
Median gross rent	$1,046	$878
Housing units	416	13,373
Homeownership rate	47.7%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lydia	New Iberia
Population	1,061 → 1,119 (+5.5%)	29,456 → 27,926 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$27,255 → $41,463 (+52.1%)	$38,221 → $50,802 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$111,200 → $136,200 (+22.5%)	$114,600 → $150,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$958 → $1,046 (+9.2%)	$762 → $878 (+15.2%)

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

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)

	Lydia	New Iberia
Under 5	2.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	25.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	6.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	10.5%
75 and over	8.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lydia	New Iberia
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	43.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lydia	New Iberia
No high school diploma	22.0%	16.5%
High school graduate	51.2%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lydia	New Iberia
Drove alone	53.6%	82.7%
Carpooled	31.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	10.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	4.4%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lydia	New Iberia
1-unit, detached	93.5%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Lydia	New Iberia
Poverty rate	25.9%	26.6%
Average household size	2.88	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1973	1973