Plaquemine vs White Castle

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

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

Plaquemine has the higher population (6,136 vs 2,278 in White Castle). Plaquemine has the higher median household income ($76,857 vs $19,314 in White Castle). Plaquemine has the higher median home value ($181,600 vs $102,000 in White Castle).

Population, income & housing

	Plaquemine	White Castle
Population	6,136	2,278
Median age	43.7 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,857	$19,314
Median home value	$181,600	$102,000
Median gross rent	$860	$675
Housing units	3,034	968
Homeownership rate	79.6%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	21.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plaquemine	White Castle
Population	6,680 → 6,136 (-8.1%)	1,833 → 2,278 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$44,457 → $76,857 (+72.9%)	$30,729 → $19,314 (-37.1%)
Median home value	$161,100 → $181,600 (+12.7%)	$89,400 → $102,000 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $860 (+1.4%)	$520 → $675 (+29.8%)

Plaquemine

Population

6,6806,136

Median household income

$44,457$76,857

Median home value

$161,100$181,600

Median gross rent

$848$860

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)

	Plaquemine	White Castle
Under 5	5.2%	9.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	24.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	11.8%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	18.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	6.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	6.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	6.1%
75 and over	9.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plaquemine	White Castle
White (non-Hispanic)	42.1%	4.4%
Black or African American	48.8%	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	3.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plaquemine	White Castle
No high school diploma	19.6%	25.6%
High school graduate	32.2%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plaquemine	White Castle
Drove alone	83.4%	77.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plaquemine	White Castle
1-unit, detached	90.2%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	12.1%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	20.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Plaquemine	White Castle
Poverty rate	10.0%	51.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1965	1980