Richwood vs Sterlington

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

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

Richwood has the higher population (3,840 vs 2,045 in Sterlington). Sterlington has the higher median household income ($67,986 vs $31,386 in Richwood). Sterlington has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $52,300 in Richwood).

Population, income & housing

	Richwood	Sterlington
Population	3,840	2,045
Median age	36.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$31,386	$67,986
Median home value	$52,300	$193,800
Median gross rent	$873	$1,022
Housing units	848	1,001
Homeownership rate	29.6%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richwood	Sterlington
Population	4,495 → 3,840 (-14.6%)	2,643 → 2,045 (-22.6%)
Median household income	$24,896 → $31,386 (+26.1%)	$50,435 → $67,986 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $52,300 (+7.6%)	$104,400 → $193,800 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $873 (+57.0%)	$877 → $1,022 (+16.5%)

Richwood

Population

4,4953,840

Median household income

$24,896$31,386

Median home value

$48,600$52,300

Median gross rent

$556$873

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)

	Richwood	Sterlington
Under 5	5.9%	4.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	24.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	18.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	28.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	8.8%	5.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	18.3%
75 and over	2.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richwood	Sterlington
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	73.1%
Black or African American	75.8%	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richwood	Sterlington
No high school diploma	25.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	33.2%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richwood	Sterlington
Drove alone	74.6%	90.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	4.3%
Public transit	5.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	7.3%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richwood	Sterlington
1-unit, detached	63.3%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	27.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	8.2%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Richwood	Sterlington
Poverty rate	38.7%	19.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1991	2002