Bayou Goula vs White Castle

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

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

White Castle has the higher population (2,278 vs 342 in Bayou Goula). Since 2019, White Castle's population has grown faster (+24.3% vs -35.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
Population	342	2,278
Median age	25.2 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$19,314
Median home value	—	$102,000
Median gross rent	$1,112	$675
Housing units	137	968
Homeownership rate	26.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	21.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
Population	531 → 342 (-35.6%)	1,833 → 2,278 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$73,237 → $83,258 (+13.7%)	$30,729 → $19,314 (-37.1%)
Median home value	—	$89,400 → $102,000 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,112 (+32.1%)	$520 → $675 (+29.8%)

Bayou Goula

Population

531342

Median household income

$73,237$83,258

Median gross rent

$842$1,112

White Castle

Population

1,8332,278

Median household income

$30,729$19,314

Median home value

$89,400$102,000

Median gross rent

$520$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
Under 5	5.6%	9.4%
5 to 17	25.4%	24.3%
18 to 24	17.8%	11.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	17.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	6.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.1%
75 and over	2.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
White (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	4.4%
Black or African American	81.9%	94.6%
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	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
No high school diploma	6.3%	25.6%
High school graduate	34.9%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
Drove alone	100.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
1-unit, detached	73.0%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	12.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Goula	White Castle
Poverty rate	20.8%	51.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1970	1980