Arabi vs Chalmette

A side-by-side comparison of Arabi and Chalmette: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chalmette has the higher population (22,447 vs 4,436 in Arabi). Chalmette has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $52,500 in Arabi). Arabi has the higher median home value ($212,400 vs $203,800 in Chalmette).

Population, income & housing

	Arabi	Chalmette
Population	4,436	22,447
Median age	39.2 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$56,875
Median home value	$212,400	$203,800
Median gross rent	$998	$1,089
Housing units	2,160	8,768
Homeownership rate	71.3%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arabi	Chalmette
Population	4,387 → 4,436 (+1.1%)	23,851 → 22,447 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$46,194 → $52,500 (+13.7%)	$43,976 → $56,875 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $212,400 (+36.5%)	$152,900 → $203,800 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $998 (+7.1%)	$960 → $1,089 (+13.4%)

Arabi

Population

4,3874,436

Median household income

$46,194$52,500

Median home value

$155,600$212,400

Median gross rent

$932$998

Chalmette

Population

23,85122,447

Median household income

$43,976$56,875

Median home value

$152,900$203,800

Median gross rent

$960$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arabi	Chalmette
Under 5	5.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.5%	20.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.6%
75 and over	5.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arabi	Chalmette
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	55.3%
Black or African American	18.2%	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	4.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arabi	Chalmette
No high school diploma	20.1%	17.1%
High school graduate	28.6%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arabi	Chalmette
Drove alone	72.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.1%
Public transit	3.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.4%	6.5%
Other means	1.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arabi	Chalmette
1-unit, detached	74.2%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	5.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Arabi	Chalmette
Poverty rate	18.8%	24.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1964	1977