Broussard vs Youngsville

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

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

Youngsville has the higher population (16,664 vs 13,791 in Broussard). Broussard has the higher median household income ($116,613 vs $113,164 in Youngsville). Broussard has the higher median home value ($301,000 vs $263,200 in Youngsville).

Population, income & housing

	Broussard	Youngsville
Population	13,791	16,664
Median age	33.9 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$116,613	$113,164
Median home value	$301,000	$263,200
Median gross rent	$982	$1,318
Housing units	5,510	5,854
Homeownership rate	82.9%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broussard	Youngsville
Population	11,913 → 13,791 (+15.8%)	13,407 → 16,664 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$82,677 → $116,613 (+41.0%)	$89,038 → $113,164 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$214,400 → $301,000 (+40.4%)	$222,800 → $263,200 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,210 → $982 (-18.8%)	$1,150 → $1,318 (+14.6%)

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

Youngsville

Population

13,40716,664

Median household income

$89,038$113,164

Median home value

$222,800$263,200

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,318

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broussard	Youngsville
Under 5	7.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.3%	26.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	3.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	16.1%
35 to 44	18.4%	18.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	7.3%
65 to 74	6.5%	6.8%
75 and over	2.2%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broussard	Youngsville
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	84.1%
Black or African American	18.6%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broussard	Youngsville
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.5%
High school graduate	25.2%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broussard	Youngsville
Drove alone	91.3%	83.8%
Carpooled	1.2%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broussard	Youngsville
1-unit, detached	85.0%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Broussard	Youngsville
Poverty rate	16.5%	9.8%
Average household size	2.83	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	2003	2011