Albany vs French Settlement

A side-by-side comparison of Albany and French Settlement: population, income, housing, and more.

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

French Settlement has the higher population (1,099 vs 969 in Albany). French Settlement has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $55,000 in Albany). Albany has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $192,100 in French Settlement).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	French Settlement
Population	969	1,099
Median age	33.4 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$71,250
Median home value	$207,100	$192,100
Median gross rent	$756	$1,250
Housing units	443	407
Homeownership rate	57.1%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	French Settlement
Population	1,141 → 969 (-15.1%)	934 → 1,099 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$54,405 → $55,000 (+1.1%)	$73,125 → $71,250 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$145,600 → $207,100 (+42.2%)	$155,600 → $192,100 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $756 (+58.2%)	$912 → $1,250 (+37.1%)

Albany

Population

1,141969

Median household income

$54,405$55,000

Median home value

$145,600$207,100

Median gross rent

$478$756

French Settlement

Population

9341,099

Median household income

$73,125$71,250

Median home value

$155,600$192,100

Median gross rent

$912$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	French Settlement
Under 5	8.4%	10.2%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	17.3%	15.5%
35 to 44	7.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	18.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	5.4%
75 and over	6.8%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	French Settlement
White (non-Hispanic)	99.7%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.1%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	French Settlement
No high school diploma	10.2%	9.2%
High school graduate	32.6%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	French Settlement
Drove alone	86.3%	94.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	French Settlement
1-unit, detached	57.6%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Albany	French Settlement
Poverty rate	7.4%	19.5%
Average household size	2.66	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	31	39
Median year structure built	1989	2001