Bayou Gauche vs Montz

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

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

Montz has the higher population (2,192 vs 1,463 in Bayou Gauche). Bayou Gauche has the higher median household income ($149,107 vs $120,536 in Montz). Bayou Gauche has the higher median home value ($295,900 vs $288,900 in Montz).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
Population	1,463	2,192
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$149,107	$120,536
Median home value	$295,900	$288,900
Housing units	540	801
Homeownership rate	94.5%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
Population	1,819 → 1,463 (-19.6%)	2,111 → 2,192 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$68,191 → $149,107 (+118.7%)	$96,771 → $120,536 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$224,800 → $295,900 (+31.6%)	$258,000 → $288,900 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$603 → $605 (+0.3%)

Bayou Gauche

Population

1,8191,463

Median household income

$68,191$149,107

Median home value

$224,800$295,900

Montz

Population

2,1112,192

Median household income

$96,771$120,536

Median home value

$258,000$288,900

Median gross rent

$603$605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
Under 5	7.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	18.7%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	7.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	18.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	16.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	6.6%
75 and over	0.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
No high school diploma	5.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	35.2%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
Drove alone	94.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
1-unit, detached	87.2%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	12.8%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Gauche	Montz
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.87	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1992	2001