Empire vs Pointe a la Hache

A side-by-side comparison of Empire and Pointe a la Hache: population, income, housing, and more.

Empire and Pointe a la Hache are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Empire has the higher population (1,218 vs 344 in Pointe a la Hache). Empire has the higher median home value ($84,700 vs $37,700 in Pointe a la Hache). Since 2019, Pointe a la Hache's population has grown faster (+156.7% vs -0.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
Population	1,218	344
Median age	27.7 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,018	—
Median home value	$84,700	$37,700
Housing units	524	83
Homeownership rate	89.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
Population	1,222 → 1,218 (-0.3%)	134 → 344 (+156.7%)
Median household income	$21,087 → $45,018 (+113.5%)	$14,712 → $11,781 (-19.9%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $84,700 (+14.0%)	$72,600 → $37,700 (-48.1%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $922 (+8.6%)	—

Empire

Population

1,2221,218

Median household income

$21,087$45,018

Median home value

$74,300$84,700

Median gross rent

$849$922

Pointe a la Hache

Population

134344

Median household income

$14,712$11,781

Median home value

$72,600$37,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.7%	14.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.4%	77.9%
55 to 64	19.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	5.2%
75 and over	2.5%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	3.5%
Black or African American	47.5%	94.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
No high school diploma	28.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.9%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
Drove alone	77.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
1-unit, detached	17.0%	42.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	83.0%	57.8%

Poverty & households

	Empire	Pointe a la Hache
Poverty rate	28.8%	91.3%
Average household size	2.85	5.73
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	2005	2002