Chalmette vs Delacroix

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

Chalmette and Delacroix 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 14 in Delacroix). Since 2019, Chalmette's population has grown faster (-5.9% vs -80.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Chalmette	Delacroix
Population	22,447	14
Median age	34.6 yrs	79.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	—
Median home value	$203,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,089	—
Housing units	8,768	51
Homeownership rate	59.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chalmette	Delacroix
Population	23,851 → 22,447 (-5.9%)	72 → 14 (-80.6%)
Median household income	$43,976 → $56,875 (+29.3%)	—
Median home value	$152,900 → $203,800 (+33.3%)	$65,900 → $76,400 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,089 (+13.4%)	—

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

Delacroix

Population

7214

Median home value

$65,900$76,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chalmette	Delacroix
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	28.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	0.0%
75 and over	4.0%	71.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chalmette	Delacroix
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	50.0%
Black or African American	26.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	50.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chalmette	Delacroix
No high school diploma	17.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.9%	71.4%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chalmette	Delacroix
Drove alone	80.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chalmette	Delacroix
1-unit, detached	64.8%	21.6%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	31.4%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	47.1%

Poverty & households

	Chalmette	Delacroix
Poverty rate	24.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.81	1.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1977	2006