Lakeshore vs Sterlington

A side-by-side comparison of Lakeshore and Sterlington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lakeshore has the higher population (3,111 vs 2,045 in Sterlington). Sterlington has the higher median household income ($67,986 vs $39,958 in Lakeshore). Sterlington has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $150,900 in Lakeshore).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
Population	3,111	2,045
Median age	29.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,958	$67,986
Median home value	$150,900	$193,800
Median gross rent	$1,030	$1,022
Housing units	1,209	1,001
Homeownership rate	51.2%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
Population	2,170 → 3,111 (+43.4%)	2,643 → 2,045 (-22.6%)
Median household income	$37,386 → $39,958 (+6.9%)	$50,435 → $67,986 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$123,200 → $150,900 (+22.5%)	$104,400 → $193,800 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,013 → $1,030 (+1.7%)	$877 → $1,022 (+16.5%)

Lakeshore

Population

2,1703,111

Median household income

$37,386$39,958

Median home value

$123,200$150,900

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,030

Sterlington

Population

2,6432,045

Median household income

$50,435$67,986

Median home value

$104,400$193,800

Median gross rent

$877$1,022

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
Under 5	4.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	24.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	27.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	6.4%	5.9%
65 to 74	3.7%	18.3%
75 and over	4.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
White (non-Hispanic)	26.6%	73.1%
Black or African American	68.4%	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
No high school diploma	16.3%	10.9%
High school graduate	36.2%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
Drove alone	70.6%	90.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	17.6%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
1-unit, detached	66.9%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	27.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	8.2%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Lakeshore	Sterlington
Poverty rate	40.0%	19.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1972	2002