Larose vs Thibodaux

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

Larose 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 5,937 in Larose). Larose has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $53,775 in Thibodaux). Thibodaux has the higher median home value ($237,400 vs $181,600 in Larose).

Population, income & housing

	Larose	Thibodaux
Population	5,937	15,792
Median age	42.1 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$53,775
Median home value	$181,600	$237,400
Median gross rent	$739	$989
Housing units	2,736	7,310
Homeownership rate	82.9%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Larose	Thibodaux
Population	7,151 → 5,937 (-17.0%)	14,494 → 15,792 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$50,107 → $71,250 (+42.2%)	$38,269 → $53,775 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $181,600 (+45.4%)	$166,800 → $237,400 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $739 (+6.6%)	$816 → $989 (+21.2%)

Larose

Population

7,1515,937

Median household income

$50,107$71,250

Median home value

$124,900$181,600

Median gross rent

$693$739

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)

	Larose	Thibodaux
Under 5	7.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	15.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	17.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.8%
75 and over	8.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Larose	Thibodaux
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	65.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	24.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	1.8%
Asian	3.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Larose	Thibodaux
No high school diploma	28.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Larose	Thibodaux
Drove alone	81.2%	77.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.2%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	6.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Larose	Thibodaux
1-unit, detached	77.4%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Larose	Thibodaux
Poverty rate	16.5%	22.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1984	1974