Kraemer vs Mathews

A side-by-side comparison of Kraemer and Mathews: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mathews has the higher population (1,579 vs 969 in Kraemer). Mathews has the higher median household income ($83,405 vs $66,250 in Kraemer). Mathews has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $148,900 in Kraemer).

Population, income & housing

	Kraemer	Mathews
Population	969	1,579
Median age	45.3 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$83,405
Median home value	$148,900	$218,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,057
Housing units	382	774
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kraemer	Mathews
Population	767 → 969 (+26.3%)	2,551 → 1,579 (-38.1%)
Median household income	$48,036 → $66,250 (+37.9%)	$56,616 → $83,405 (+47.3%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $148,900 (+69.2%)	$198,100 → $218,800 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$851 → $1,057 (+24.2%)

Kraemer

Population

767969

Median household income

$48,036$66,250

Median home value

$88,000$148,900

Mathews

Population

2,5511,579

Median household income

$56,616$83,405

Median home value

$198,100$218,800

Median gross rent

$851$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kraemer	Mathews
Under 5	8.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	5.0%	10.8%
18 to 24	24.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	2.4%	10.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.6%
55 to 64	19.6%	21.7%
65 to 74	15.4%	13.5%
75 and over	6.0%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kraemer	Mathews
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	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	0.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kraemer	Mathews
No high school diploma	25.3%	15.5%
High school graduate	47.9%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kraemer	Mathews
Drove alone	74.6%	87.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.4%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kraemer	Mathews
1-unit, detached	74.9%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Kraemer	Mathews
Poverty rate	8.9%	11.8%
Average household size	2.54	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1985	1979