Carencro vs Ossun

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

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

Carencro has the higher population (10,882 vs 1,940 in Ossun). Carencro has the higher median household income ($70,217 vs $40,283 in Ossun). Since 2019, Carencro's population has grown faster (+21.1% vs -2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Carencro	Ossun
Population	10,882	1,940
Median age	34.2 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,217	$40,283
Median home value	$211,200	—
Median gross rent	$924	$1,050
Housing units	4,818	814
Homeownership rate	68.3%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carencro	Ossun
Population	8,984 → 10,882 (+21.1%)	1,993 → 1,940 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$39,162 → $70,217 (+79.3%)	$59,178 → $40,283 (-31.9%)
Median home value	$167,300 → $211,200 (+26.2%)	$115,500 → $95,000 (-17.7%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $924 (+21.7%)	$725 → $1,050 (+44.8%)

Carencro

Population

8,98410,882

Median household income

$39,162$70,217

Median home value

$167,300$211,200

Median gross rent

$759$924

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)

	Carencro	Ossun
Under 5	7.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.0%	10.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	17.1%
25 to 34	18.7%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	18.4%
55 to 64	11.0%	5.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.2%
75 and over	7.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carencro	Ossun
White (non-Hispanic)	39.8%	39.9%
Black or African American	49.7%	40.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carencro	Ossun
No high school diploma	12.6%	29.2%
High school graduate	35.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carencro	Ossun
Drove alone	81.9%	51.8%
Carpooled	2.5%	22.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	23.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carencro	Ossun
1-unit, detached	71.2%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	47.5%

Poverty & households

	Carencro	Ossun
Poverty rate	17.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1987	1991