Poydras vs Violet

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

Poydras 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 2,395 in Poydras). Poydras has the higher median household income ($53,506 vs $48,897 in Violet). Violet has the higher median home value ($180,100 vs $121,100 in Poydras).

Population, income & housing

	Poydras	Violet
Population	2,395	4,454
Median age	36.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,506	$48,897
Median home value	$121,100	$180,100
Median gross rent	$1,169	$1,179
Housing units	1,129	1,952
Homeownership rate	79.9%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poydras	Violet
Population	2,790 → 2,395 (-14.2%)	5,755 → 4,454 (-22.6%)
Median household income	$33,540 → $53,506 (+59.5%)	$36,792 → $48,897 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$94,900 → $121,100 (+27.6%)	$133,500 → $180,100 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,169 (+10.0%)	$922 → $1,179 (+27.9%)

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

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)

	Poydras	Violet
Under 5	4.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	21.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	23.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.4%
75 and over	3.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poydras	Violet
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	25.6%
Black or African American	7.0%	63.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.4%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poydras	Violet
No high school diploma	31.4%	24.8%
High school graduate	29.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poydras	Violet
Drove alone	77.1%	78.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	5.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	3.0%	12.8%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poydras	Violet
1-unit, detached	82.6%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Poydras	Violet
Poverty rate	23.6%	21.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1980	1984