French Settlement vs Port Vincent

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

French Settlement and Port Vincent 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 581 in Port Vincent). French Settlement has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $67,538 in Port Vincent). Port Vincent has the higher median home value ($238,200 vs $192,100 in French Settlement).

Population, income & housing

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
Population	1,099	581
Median age	33.6 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$67,538
Median home value	$192,100	$238,200
Median gross rent	$1,250	$692
Housing units	407	362
Homeownership rate	89.9%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
Population	934 → 1,099 (+17.7%)	619 → 581 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $71,250 (-2.6%)	$82,500 → $67,538 (-18.1%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $192,100 (+23.5%)	$208,600 → $238,200 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$912 → $1,250 (+37.1%)	$900 → $692 (-23.1%)

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

Port Vincent

Population

619581

Median household income

$82,500$67,538

Median home value

$208,600$238,200

Median gross rent

$900$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
Under 5	10.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.6%	9.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	5.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	25.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	17.9%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.9%
75 and over	2.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	95.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
No high school diploma	9.2%	13.9%
High school graduate	36.2%	57.7%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
Drove alone	94.0%	87.6%
Carpooled	1.3%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
1-unit, detached	74.9%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	34.8%

Poverty & households

	French Settlement	Port Vincent
Poverty rate	19.5%	13.3%
Average household size	3.07	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	39	28
Median year structure built	2001	1993