Ama vs New Sarpy

A side-by-side comparison of Ama and New Sarpy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ama has the higher population (1,473 vs 1,200 in New Sarpy). Ama has the higher median household income ($70,652 vs $54,716 in New Sarpy). Ama has the higher median home value ($213,300 vs $121,700 in New Sarpy).

Population, income & housing

	Ama	New Sarpy
Population	1,473	1,200
Median age	45.0 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,652	$54,716
Median home value	$213,300	$121,700
Median gross rent	$1,151	$858
Housing units	579	527
Homeownership rate	86.9%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ama	New Sarpy
Population	1,172 → 1,473 (+25.7%)	1,389 → 1,200 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$57,794 → $70,652 (+22.2%)	$32,270 → $54,716 (+69.6%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $213,300 (+48.8%)	$123,000 → $121,700 (-1.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,600 → $1,151 (-28.1%)	$1,188 → $858 (-27.8%)

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

New Sarpy

Population

1,3891,200

Median household income

$32,270$54,716

Median home value

$123,000$121,700

Median gross rent

$1,188$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ama	New Sarpy
Under 5	12.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	7.9%	18.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	7.8%
55 to 64	17.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.0%
75 and over	10.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ama	New Sarpy
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	55.1%
Black or African American	42.8%	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ama	New Sarpy
No high school diploma	8.1%	12.0%
High school graduate	46.7%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ama	New Sarpy
Drove alone	86.6%	80.7%
Carpooled	11.0%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	11.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ama	New Sarpy
1-unit, detached	76.7%	73.1%
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%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Ama	New Sarpy
Poverty rate	13.4%	12.3%
Average household size	2.75	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1987	1963