Lakeshore vs Swartz

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

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

Swartz has the higher population (4,691 vs 3,111 in Lakeshore). Swartz has the higher median household income ($69,968 vs $39,958 in Lakeshore). Swartz has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $150,900 in Lakeshore).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeshore	Swartz
Population	3,111	4,691
Median age	29.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,958	$69,968
Median home value	$150,900	$190,600
Median gross rent	$1,030	$991
Housing units	1,209	1,821
Homeownership rate	51.2%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeshore	Swartz
Population	2,170 → 3,111 (+43.4%)	4,629 → 4,691 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$37,386 → $39,958 (+6.9%)	$48,592 → $69,968 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$123,200 → $150,900 (+22.5%)	$142,700 → $190,600 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,013 → $1,030 (+1.7%)	$876 → $991 (+13.1%)

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

Swartz

Population

4,6294,691

Median household income

$48,592$69,968

Median home value

$142,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$876$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeshore	Swartz
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	21.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	11.1%
25 to 34	27.9%	18.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	6.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	3.7%	6.9%
75 and over	4.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeshore	Swartz
White (non-Hispanic)	26.6%	75.8%
Black or African American	68.4%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeshore	Swartz
No high school diploma	16.3%	10.5%
High school graduate	36.2%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeshore	Swartz
Drove alone	70.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeshore	Swartz
1-unit, detached	66.9%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Lakeshore	Swartz
Poverty rate	40.0%	14.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1972	1985