New Sarpy vs Paradis

A side-by-side comparison of New Sarpy and Paradis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Sarpy has the higher population (1,200 vs 709 in Paradis). Paradis has the higher median home value ($188,500 vs $121,700 in New Sarpy). Since 2019, New Sarpy's population has grown faster (-13.6% vs -55.3%).

Population, income & housing

	New Sarpy	Paradis
Population	1,200	709
Median age	36.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,716	—
Median home value	$121,700	$188,500
Median gross rent	$858	—
Housing units	527	407
Homeownership rate	71.1%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Sarpy	Paradis
Population	1,389 → 1,200 (-13.6%)	1,586 → 709 (-55.3%)
Median household income	$32,270 → $54,716 (+69.6%)	$63,790 → $57,296 (-10.2%)
Median home value	$123,000 → $121,700 (-1.1%)	$156,400 → $188,500 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,188 → $858 (-27.8%)	—

New Sarpy

Population

1,3891,200

Median household income

$32,270$54,716

Median home value

$123,000$121,700

Median gross rent

$1,188$858

Paradis

Population

1,586709

Median household income

$63,790$57,296

Median home value

$156,400$188,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Sarpy	Paradis
Under 5	8.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	18.0%	25.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	20.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.1%
75 and over	7.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Sarpy	Paradis
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	92.0%
Black or African American	40.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Sarpy	Paradis
No high school diploma	12.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	52.1%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Sarpy	Paradis
Drove alone	80.7%	85.7%
Carpooled	3.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	4.3%
Other means	11.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Sarpy	Paradis
1-unit, detached	73.1%	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	26.9%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	New Sarpy	Paradis
Poverty rate	12.3%	2.0%
Average household size	2.75	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1963	1980