Fordoche vs New Roads

A side-by-side comparison of Fordoche and New Roads: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Roads has the higher population (4,457 vs 1,010 in Fordoche). Fordoche has the higher median household income ($62,788 vs $48,017 in New Roads). Fordoche has the higher median home value ($199,700 vs $155,400 in New Roads).

Population, income & housing

	Fordoche	New Roads
Population	1,010	4,457
Median age	45.2 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,788	$48,017
Median home value	$199,700	$155,400
Median gross rent	$677	$451
Housing units	505	2,153
Homeownership rate	82.2%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fordoche	New Roads
Population	1,074 → 1,010 (-6.0%)	4,570 → 4,457 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$47,292 → $62,788 (+32.8%)	$34,688 → $48,017 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$116,400 → $199,700 (+71.6%)	$131,400 → $155,400 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $677 (-17.5%)	$738 → $451 (-38.9%)

Fordoche

Population

1,0741,010

Median household income

$47,292$62,788

Median home value

$116,400$199,700

Median gross rent

$821$677

New Roads

Population

4,5704,457

Median household income

$34,688$48,017

Median home value

$131,400$155,400

Median gross rent

$738$451

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fordoche	New Roads
Under 5	5.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	1.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	6.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.8%
75 and over	12.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fordoche	New Roads
White (non-Hispanic)	62.4%	38.6%
Black or African American	24.0%	54.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fordoche	New Roads
No high school diploma	26.4%	16.1%
High school graduate	42.8%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fordoche	New Roads
Drove alone	73.9%	88.6%
Carpooled	1.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	5.8%	2.3%
Other means	19.3%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fordoche	New Roads
1-unit, detached	90.1%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Fordoche	New Roads
Poverty rate	15.3%	23.2%
Average household size	2.43	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1977	1980