Broussard vs Ossun

A side-by-side comparison of Broussard and Ossun: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Broussard has the higher population (13,791 vs 1,940 in Ossun). Broussard has the higher median household income ($116,613 vs $40,283 in Ossun). Since 2019, Broussard's population has grown faster (+15.8% vs -2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Broussard	Ossun
Population	13,791	1,940
Median age	33.9 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,613	$40,283
Median home value	$301,000	—
Median gross rent	$982	$1,050
Housing units	5,510	814
Homeownership rate	82.9%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broussard	Ossun
Population	11,913 → 13,791 (+15.8%)	1,993 → 1,940 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$82,677 → $116,613 (+41.0%)	$59,178 → $40,283 (-31.9%)
Median home value	$214,400 → $301,000 (+40.4%)	$115,500 → $95,000 (-17.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,210 → $982 (-18.8%)	$725 → $1,050 (+44.8%)

Broussard

Population

11,91313,791

Median household income

$82,677$116,613

Median home value

$214,400$301,000

Median gross rent

$1,210$982

Ossun

Population

1,9931,940

Median household income

$59,178$40,283

Median home value

$115,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$725$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broussard	Ossun
Under 5	7.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	22.3%	10.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	17.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	18.4%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	18.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	5.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.2%
75 and over	2.2%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broussard	Ossun
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	39.9%
Black or African American	18.6%	40.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broussard	Ossun
No high school diploma	9.2%	29.2%
High school graduate	25.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broussard	Ossun
Drove alone	91.3%	51.8%
Carpooled	1.2%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	23.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broussard	Ossun
1-unit, detached	85.0%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	47.5%

Poverty & households

	Broussard	Ossun
Poverty rate	16.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.83	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	2003	1991