Laplace vs Wallace

A side-by-side comparison of Laplace and Wallace: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laplace has the higher population (28,480 vs 1,383 in Wallace). Wallace has the higher median household income ($98,750 vs $68,028 in Laplace). Wallace has the higher median home value ($206,900 vs $188,900 in Laplace).

Population, income & housing

	Laplace	Wallace
Population	28,480	1,383
Median age	37.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,028	$98,750
Median home value	$188,900	$206,900
Median gross rent	$1,097	—
Housing units	11,834	457
Homeownership rate	79.2%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laplace	Wallace
Population	29,108 → 28,480 (-2.2%)	1,263 → 1,383 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$63,253 → $68,028 (+7.5%)	$62,083 → $98,750 (+59.1%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $188,900 (+17.3%)	$169,300 → $206,900 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$982 → $1,097 (+11.7%)	$1,045 → $666 (-36.3%)

Laplace

Population

29,10828,480

Median household income

$63,253$68,028

Median home value

$161,000$188,900

Median gross rent

$982$1,097

Wallace

Population

1,2631,383

Median household income

$62,083$98,750

Median home value

$169,300$206,900

Median gross rent

$1,045$666

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laplace	Wallace
Under 5	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	16.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	8.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	2.2%
75 and over	5.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laplace	Wallace
White (non-Hispanic)	32.9%	0.7%
Black or African American	51.0%	91.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laplace	Wallace
No high school diploma	11.7%	8.8%
High school graduate	38.3%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laplace	Wallace
Drove alone	81.6%	92.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	3.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laplace	Wallace
1-unit, detached	82.9%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	26.5%

Poverty & households

	Laplace	Wallace
Poverty rate	12.5%	6.1%
Average household size	2.71	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1983	1990