French Settlement vs Springfield

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

French Settlement and Springfield 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 565 in Springfield). French Settlement has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $51,667 in Springfield). Springfield has the higher median home value ($206,000 vs $192,100 in French Settlement).

Population, income & housing

	French Settlement	Springfield
Population	1,099	565
Median age	33.6 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$51,667
Median home value	$192,100	$206,000
Median gross rent	$1,250	$673
Housing units	407	238
Homeownership rate	89.9%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Settlement	Springfield
Population	934 → 1,099 (+17.7%)	469 → 565 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $71,250 (-2.6%)	$34,444 → $51,667 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $192,100 (+23.5%)	$188,400 → $206,000 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$912 → $1,250 (+37.1%)	$563 → $673 (+19.5%)

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

Springfield

Population

469565

Median household income

$34,444$51,667

Median home value

$188,400$206,000

Median gross rent

$563$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	French Settlement	Springfield
Under 5	10.2%	12.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	1.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	18.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	5.4%	5.7%
75 and over	2.6%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Settlement	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	79.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Settlement	Springfield
No high school diploma	9.2%	13.3%
High school graduate	36.2%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Settlement	Springfield
Drove alone	94.0%	87.8%
Carpooled	1.3%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Settlement	Springfield
1-unit, detached	74.9%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	French Settlement	Springfield
Poverty rate	19.5%	16.8%
Average household size	3.07	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	39	34
Median year structure built	2001	1991