Bayou Gauche vs Paradis

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

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

Bayou Gauche has the higher population (1,463 vs 709 in Paradis). Bayou Gauche has the higher median home value ($295,900 vs $188,500 in Paradis). Since 2019, Bayou Gauche's population has grown faster (-19.6% vs -55.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
Population	1,463	709
Median age	39.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$149,107	—
Median home value	$295,900	$188,500
Housing units	540	407
Homeownership rate	94.5%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
Population	1,819 → 1,463 (-19.6%)	1,586 → 709 (-55.3%)
Median household income	$68,191 → $149,107 (+118.7%)	$63,790 → $57,296 (-10.2%)
Median home value	$224,800 → $295,900 (+31.6%)	$156,400 → $188,500 (+20.5%)

Bayou Gauche

Population

1,8191,463

Median household income

$68,191$149,107

Median home value

$224,800$295,900

Paradis

Population

1,586709

Median household income

$63,790$57,296

Median home value

$156,400$188,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
Under 5	7.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	25.7%
35 to 44	18.1%	20.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.7%	6.1%
75 and over	0.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
No high school diploma	5.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
Drove alone	94.1%	85.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
1-unit, detached	87.2%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
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%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Gauche	Paradis
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	21	37
Median year structure built	1992	1980