Arabi vs Violet

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

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

Violet has the higher population (4,454 vs 4,436 in Arabi). Arabi has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $48,897 in Violet). Arabi has the higher median home value ($212,400 vs $180,100 in Violet).

Population, income & housing

	Arabi	Violet
Population	4,436	4,454
Median age	39.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$48,897
Median home value	$212,400	$180,100
Median gross rent	$998	$1,179
Housing units	2,160	1,952
Homeownership rate	71.3%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arabi	Violet
Population	4,387 → 4,436 (+1.1%)	5,755 → 4,454 (-22.6%)
Median household income	$46,194 → $52,500 (+13.7%)	$36,792 → $48,897 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $212,400 (+36.5%)	$133,500 → $180,100 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $998 (+7.1%)	$922 → $1,179 (+27.9%)

Arabi

Population

4,3874,436

Median household income

$46,194$52,500

Median home value

$155,600$212,400

Median gross rent

$932$998

Violet

Population

5,7554,454

Median household income

$36,792$48,897

Median home value

$133,500$180,100

Median gross rent

$922$1,179

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arabi	Violet
Under 5	5.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.8%	14.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	15.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.4%
75 and over	5.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arabi	Violet
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	25.6%
Black or African American	18.2%	63.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arabi	Violet
No high school diploma	20.1%	24.8%
High school graduate	28.6%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arabi	Violet
Drove alone	72.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	11.7%	4.4%
Public transit	3.3%	1.3%
Walked	1.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.9%	1.4%
Worked from home	7.4%	12.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arabi	Violet
1-unit, detached	74.2%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Arabi	Violet
Poverty rate	18.8%	21.9%
Average household size	2.39	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1964	1984