Bayou Goula vs Maringouin

A side-by-side comparison of Bayou Goula and Maringouin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maringouin has the higher population (737 vs 342 in Bayou Goula). Since 2019, Maringouin's population has grown faster (-25.2% vs -35.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
Population	342	737
Median age	25.2 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,067
Median gross rent	$1,112	$740
Housing units	137	455
Homeownership rate	26.3%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	2.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
Population	531 → 342 (-35.6%)	985 → 737 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$73,237 → $83,258 (+13.7%)	$40,701 → $37,067 (-8.9%)
Median home value	—	$70,200 → $81,100 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,112 (+32.1%)	$444 → $740 (+66.7%)

Bayou Goula

Population

531342

Median household income

$73,237$83,258

Median gross rent

$842$1,112

Maringouin

Population

985737

Median household income

$40,701$37,067

Median home value

$70,200$81,100

Median gross rent

$444$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
Under 5	5.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	25.4%	10.4%
18 to 24	17.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	5.0%
35 to 44	17.8%	6.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	22.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	18.7%
75 and over	2.9%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
White (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	7.6%
Black or African American	81.9%	89.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
No high school diploma	6.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	0.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
Drove alone	100.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
1-unit, detached	73.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Goula	Maringouin
Poverty rate	20.8%	29.9%
Average household size	2.50	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	—	42
Median year structure built	1970	1973