Boutte vs St. Rose

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

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

St. Rose has the higher population (7,271 vs 2,283 in Boutte). Boutte has the higher median household income ($78,971 vs $70,379 in St. Rose). Boutte has the higher median home value ($240,400 vs $215,100 in St. Rose).

Population, income & housing

	Boutte	St. Rose
Population	2,283	7,271
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,971	$70,379
Median home value	$240,400	$215,100
Median gross rent	$1,232	$835
Housing units	870	2,802
Homeownership rate	71.4%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boutte	St. Rose
Population	3,030 → 2,283 (-24.7%)	7,352 → 7,271 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$55,063 → $78,971 (+43.4%)	$49,816 → $70,379 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $240,400 (+45.4%)	$152,700 → $215,100 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,232 (+15.9%)	$730 → $835 (+14.4%)

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

St. Rose

Population

7,3527,271

Median household income

$49,816$70,379

Median home value

$152,700$215,100

Median gross rent

$730$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boutte	St. Rose
Under 5	6.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	17.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.3%
75 and over	4.9%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boutte	St. Rose
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	35.8%
Black or African American	40.4%	42.9%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boutte	St. Rose
No high school diploma	12.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	30.9%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boutte	St. Rose
Drove alone	84.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.1%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boutte	St. Rose
1-unit, detached	68.7%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Boutte	St. Rose
Poverty rate	9.0%	6.4%
Average household size	2.79	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1995	1988