Chalmette vs Poydras

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

Chalmette and Poydras 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 2,395 in Poydras). Chalmette has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $53,506 in Poydras). Chalmette has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $121,100 in Poydras).

Population, income & housing

	Chalmette	Poydras
Population	22,447	2,395
Median age	34.6 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$53,506
Median home value	$203,800	$121,100
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,169
Housing units	8,768	1,129
Homeownership rate	59.9%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chalmette	Poydras
Population	23,851 → 22,447 (-5.9%)	2,790 → 2,395 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$43,976 → $56,875 (+29.3%)	$33,540 → $53,506 (+59.5%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $203,800 (+33.3%)	$94,900 → $121,100 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,089 (+13.4%)	$1,063 → $1,169 (+10.0%)

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

Poydras

Population

2,7902,395

Median household income

$33,540$53,506

Median home value

$94,900$121,100

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,169

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chalmette	Poydras
Under 5	7.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.4%	23.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	14.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	5.7%
75 and over	4.0%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chalmette	Poydras
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	52.7%
Black or African American	26.3%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.6%
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%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	28.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chalmette	Poydras
No high school diploma	17.1%	31.4%
High school graduate	27.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chalmette	Poydras
Drove alone	80.6%	77.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.0%
Other means	2.1%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chalmette	Poydras
1-unit, detached	64.8%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	0.0%
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%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Chalmette	Poydras
Poverty rate	24.5%	23.6%
Average household size	2.81	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1977	1980