Cheneyville vs Echo

A side-by-side comparison of Cheneyville and Echo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cheneyville has the higher population (592 vs 490 in Echo). Since 2019, Echo's population has grown faster (+78.2% vs -5.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cheneyville	Echo
Population	592	490
Median age	49.0 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$124,145
Median home value	—	$372,400
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	365	157
Homeownership rate	70.9%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheneyville	Echo
Population	629 → 592 (-5.9%)	275 → 490 (+78.2%)
Median household income	$25,598 → $17,917 (-30.0%)	$24,091 → $124,145 (+415.3%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $74,600 (-13.6%)	$120,300 → $372,400 (+209.6%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $775 (+34.1%)	—

Cheneyville

Population

629592

Median household income

$25,598$17,917

Median home value

$86,300$74,600

Median gross rent

$578$775

Echo

Population

275490

Median household income

$24,091$124,145

Median home value

$120,300$372,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheneyville	Echo
Under 5	10.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	7.4%	33.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	5.7%	20.2%
35 to 44	7.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	17.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	3.5%
75 and over	15.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheneyville	Echo
White (non-Hispanic)	37.0%	45.1%
Black or African American	49.5%	42.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheneyville	Echo
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.3%	90.4%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheneyville	Echo
Drove alone	94.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheneyville	Echo
1-unit, detached	89.9%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	30.6%

Poverty & households

	Cheneyville	Echo
Poverty rate	37.5%	26.9%
Average household size	2.10	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1959	2005