Bayou Blue vs Thibodaux

A side-by-side comparison of Bayou Blue and Thibodaux: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thibodaux has the higher population (15,792 vs 11,218 in Bayou Blue). Bayou Blue has the higher median household income ($60,189 vs $53,775 in Thibodaux). Thibodaux has the higher median home value ($237,400 vs $184,200 in Bayou Blue).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
Population	11,218	15,792
Median age	34.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,189	$53,775
Median home value	$184,200	$237,400
Median gross rent	$1,207	$989
Housing units	4,371	7,310
Homeownership rate	89.4%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
Population	11,401 → 11,218 (-1.6%)	14,494 → 15,792 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$66,201 → $60,189 (-9.1%)	$38,269 → $53,775 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $184,200 (+17.7%)	$166,800 → $237,400 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $1,207 (+47.7%)	$816 → $989 (+21.2%)

Bayou Blue

Population

11,40111,218

Median household income

$66,201$60,189

Median home value

$156,500$184,200

Median gross rent

$817$1,207

Thibodaux

Population

14,49415,792

Median household income

$38,269$53,775

Median home value

$166,800$237,400

Median gross rent

$816$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
Under 5	7.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	15.9%
25 to 34	19.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.8%
75 and over	4.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	65.8%
Black or African American	9.5%	24.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
No high school diploma	16.3%	11.9%
High school graduate	44.3%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
Drove alone	81.7%	77.1%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.5%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	4.7%
Other means	1.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
1-unit, detached	64.9%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Blue	Thibodaux
Poverty rate	21.9%	22.0%
Average household size	2.83	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1993	1974