Bayou Gauche vs Boutte

A side-by-side comparison of Bayou Gauche and Boutte: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayou Gauche and Boutte are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Boutte has the higher population (2,283 vs 1,463 in Bayou Gauche). Bayou Gauche has the higher median household income ($149,107 vs $78,971 in Boutte). Bayou Gauche has the higher median home value ($295,900 vs $240,400 in Boutte).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
Population	1,463	2,283
Median age	39.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$149,107	$78,971
Median home value	$295,900	$240,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,232
Housing units	540	870
Homeownership rate	94.5%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
Population	1,819 → 1,463 (-19.6%)	3,030 → 2,283 (-24.7%)
Median household income	$68,191 → $149,107 (+118.7%)	$55,063 → $78,971 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$224,800 → $295,900 (+31.6%)	$165,300 → $240,400 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,232 (+15.9%)

Bayou Gauche

Population

1,8191,463

Median household income

$68,191$149,107

Median home value

$224,800$295,900

Boutte

Population

3,0302,283

Median household income

$55,063$78,971

Median home value

$165,300$240,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,232

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
Under 5	7.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	7.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	18.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	16.3%	16.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	8.6%
75 and over	0.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	46.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
No high school diploma	5.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	35.2%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
Drove alone	94.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
1-unit, detached	87.2%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Gauche	Boutte
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1992	1995