Florien vs Fort Jesup

A side-by-side comparison of Florien and Fort Jesup: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Florien has the higher population (698 vs 395 in Fort Jesup). Since 2019, Florien's population has grown faster (+8.7% vs -4.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Florien	Fort Jesup
Population	698	395
Median age	35.5 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,125	—
Median home value	$116,200	—
Median gross rent	$640	—
Housing units	317	187
Homeownership rate	68.7%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florien	Fort Jesup
Population	642 → 698 (+8.7%)	413 → 395 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$31,688 → $33,125 (+4.5%)	—
Median home value	$121,700 → $116,200 (-4.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$687 → $640 (-6.8%)	—

Florien

Population

642698

Median household income

$31,688$33,125

Median home value

$121,700$116,200

Median gross rent

$687$640

Fort Jesup

Population

413395

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florien	Fort Jesup
Under 5	8.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	21.5%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.6%	5.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	23.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	18.7%
75 and over	11.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florien	Fort Jesup
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	86.1%
Black or African American	30.5%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florien	Fort Jesup
No high school diploma	16.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.1%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	30.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florien	Fort Jesup
Drove alone	89.2%	70.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	29.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	0.0%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florien	Fort Jesup
1-unit, detached	58.4%	24.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.5%	75.4%

Poverty & households

	Florien	Fort Jesup
Poverty rate	35.1%	32.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	35	—
Median year structure built	1980	2003