Larose vs Raceland

A side-by-side comparison of Larose and Raceland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Raceland has the higher population (10,517 vs 5,937 in Larose). Larose has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $53,328 in Raceland). Larose has the higher median home value ($181,600 vs $163,100 in Raceland).

Population, income & housing

	Larose	Raceland
Population	5,937	10,517
Median age	42.1 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$53,328
Median home value	$181,600	$163,100
Median gross rent	$739	$632
Housing units	2,736	4,548
Homeownership rate	82.9%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Larose	Raceland
Population	7,151 → 5,937 (-17.0%)	10,698 → 10,517 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$50,107 → $71,250 (+42.2%)	$45,128 → $53,328 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $181,600 (+45.4%)	$133,500 → $163,100 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $739 (+6.6%)	$643 → $632 (-1.7%)

Larose

Population

7,1515,937

Median household income

$50,107$71,250

Median home value

$124,900$181,600

Median gross rent

$693$739

Raceland

Population

10,69810,517

Median household income

$45,128$53,328

Median home value

$133,500$163,100

Median gross rent

$643$632

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Larose	Raceland
Under 5	7.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.5%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	17.0%	20.1%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.1%
75 and over	8.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Larose	Raceland
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	67.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	25.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	0.2%
Asian	3.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Larose	Raceland
No high school diploma	28.0%	23.8%
High school graduate	35.0%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Larose	Raceland
Drove alone	81.2%	88.5%
Carpooled	12.0%	1.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	6.6%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Larose	Raceland
1-unit, detached	77.4%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Larose	Raceland
Poverty rate	16.5%	21.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1984	1976