Boutte vs Montz

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

Boutte and Montz 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 2,192 in Montz). Montz has the higher median household income ($120,536 vs $78,971 in Boutte). Montz has the higher median home value ($288,900 vs $240,400 in Boutte).

Population, income & housing

	Boutte	Montz
Population	2,283	2,192
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,971	$120,536
Median home value	$240,400	$288,900
Median gross rent	$1,232	—
Housing units	870	801
Homeownership rate	71.4%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boutte	Montz
Population	3,030 → 2,283 (-24.7%)	2,111 → 2,192 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$55,063 → $78,971 (+43.4%)	$96,771 → $120,536 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $240,400 (+45.4%)	$258,000 → $288,900 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,232 (+15.9%)	$603 → $605 (+0.3%)

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

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)

	Boutte	Montz
Under 5	6.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	16.2%	16.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.6%
75 and over	4.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boutte	Montz
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	82.8%
Black or African American	40.4%	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	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boutte	Montz
No high school diploma	12.9%	8.6%
High school graduate	30.9%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boutte	Montz
Drove alone	84.3%	79.2%
Carpooled	10.6%	1.4%
Public transit	2.7%	1.6%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boutte	Montz
1-unit, detached	68.7%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Boutte	Montz
Poverty rate	9.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.79	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1995	2001