Barataria vs Grand Isle

A side-by-side comparison of Barataria and Grand Isle: population, income, housing, and more.

Barataria and Grand Isle are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barataria has the higher population (688 vs 644 in Grand Isle). Grand Isle has the higher median home value ($266,100 vs $187,500 in Barataria). Since 2019, Grand Isle's population has grown faster (-13.0% vs -42.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Barataria	Grand Isle
Population	688	644
Median age	53.1 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,772	—
Median home value	$187,500	$266,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,118
Housing units	440	1,703
Homeownership rate	96.2%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barataria	Grand Isle
Population	1,200 → 688 (-42.7%)	740 → 644 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$49,931 → $82,772 (+65.8%)	—
Median home value	$160,400 → $187,500 (+16.9%)	$203,600 → $266,100 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,009 → $1,118 (+10.8%)

Barataria

Population

1,200688

Median household income

$49,931$82,772

Median home value

$160,400$187,500

Grand Isle

Population

740644

Median home value

$203,600$266,100

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barataria	Grand Isle
Under 5	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	20.7%
55 to 64	20.2%	30.1%
65 to 74	16.0%	9.3%
75 and over	6.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barataria	Grand Isle
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	93.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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	7.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barataria	Grand Isle
No high school diploma	16.8%	12.6%
High school graduate	33.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barataria	Grand Isle
Drove alone	83.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	3.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.9%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	0.3%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barataria	Grand Isle
1-unit, detached	100.0%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Barataria	Grand Isle
Poverty rate	4.9%	31.3%
Average household size	2.40	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	38	25
Median year structure built	1985	1976