Denham Springs vs French Settlement

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

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

Denham Springs has the higher population (9,362 vs 1,099 in French Settlement). Denham Springs has the higher median household income ($77,418 vs $71,250 in French Settlement). French Settlement has the higher median home value ($192,100 vs $188,700 in Denham Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
Population	9,362	1,099
Median age	44.1 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,418	$71,250
Median home value	$188,700	$192,100
Median gross rent	$950	$1,250
Housing units	4,529	407
Homeownership rate	72.5%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
Population	9,937 → 9,362 (-5.8%)	934 → 1,099 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$53,435 → $77,418 (+44.9%)	$73,125 → $71,250 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$161,600 → $188,700 (+16.8%)	$155,600 → $192,100 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $950 (+11.4%)	$912 → $1,250 (+37.1%)

Denham Springs

Population

9,9379,362

Median household income

$53,435$77,418

Median home value

$161,600$188,700

Median gross rent

$853$950

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)

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
Under 5	4.1%	10.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	18.0%
65 to 74	15.1%	5.4%
75 and over	12.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	90.9%
Black or African American	11.7%	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	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
No high school diploma	6.2%	9.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
Drove alone	81.4%	94.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
1-unit, detached	80.5%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Denham Springs	French Settlement
Poverty rate	5.8%	19.5%
Average household size	2.22	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	39
Median year structure built	1979	2001