Ama vs Des Allemands

A side-by-side comparison of Ama and Des Allemands: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Des Allemands has the higher population (2,565 vs 1,473 in Ama). Des Allemands has the higher median household income ($88,906 vs $70,652 in Ama). Ama has the higher median home value ($213,300 vs $183,900 in Des Allemands).

Population, income & housing

	Ama	Des Allemands
Population	1,473	2,565
Median age	45.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,652	$88,906
Median home value	$213,300	$183,900
Median gross rent	$1,151	$1,685
Housing units	579	1,102
Homeownership rate	86.9%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ama	Des Allemands
Population	1,172 → 1,473 (+25.7%)	1,690 → 2,565 (+51.8%)
Median household income	$57,794 → $70,652 (+22.2%)	$45,833 → $88,906 (+94.0%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $213,300 (+48.8%)	$127,500 → $183,900 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,600 → $1,151 (-28.1%)	$1,287 → $1,685 (+30.9%)

Ama

Population

1,1721,473

Median household income

$57,794$70,652

Median home value

$143,300$213,300

Median gross rent

$1,600$1,151

Des Allemands

Population

1,6902,565

Median household income

$45,833$88,906

Median home value

$127,500$183,900

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ama	Des Allemands
Under 5	12.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	4.4%	11.2%
25 to 34	7.9%	17.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	9.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	6.0%
55 to 64	17.9%	19.8%
65 to 74	13.4%	13.3%
75 and over	10.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ama	Des Allemands
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	79.6%
Black or African American	42.8%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ama	Des Allemands
No high school diploma	8.1%	19.5%
High school graduate	46.7%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ama	Des Allemands
Drove alone	86.6%	97.5%
Carpooled	11.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	2.4%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ama	Des Allemands
1-unit, detached	76.7%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	43.8%

Poverty & households

	Ama	Des Allemands
Poverty rate	13.4%	5.6%
Average household size	2.75	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	30	41
Median year structure built	1987	1986