Grand Coteau vs Lawtell

A side-by-side comparison of Grand Coteau and Lawtell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lawtell has the higher population (1,044 vs 948 in Grand Coteau). Lawtell has the higher median household income ($49,274 vs $48,036 in Grand Coteau). Grand Coteau has the higher median home value ($87,400 vs $24,300 in Lawtell).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
Population	948	1,044
Median age	54.2 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,036	$49,274
Median home value	$87,400	$24,300
Median gross rent	$673	—
Housing units	543	549
Homeownership rate	32.2%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
Population	821 → 948 (+15.5%)	1,252 → 1,044 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$30,000 → $48,036 (+60.1%)	$43,245 → $49,274 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $87,400 (-10.4%)	$96,200 → $24,300 (-74.7%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $673 (+5.8%)	—

Grand Coteau

Population

821948

Median household income

$30,000$48,036

Median home value

$97,500$87,400

Median gross rent

$636$673

Lawtell

Population

1,2521,044

Median household income

$43,245$49,274

Median home value

$96,200$24,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
Under 5	8.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	9.5%	19.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	1.2%
25 to 34	7.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	7.6%
55 to 64	32.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	4.0%	25.7%
75 and over	11.8%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
White (non-Hispanic)	30.9%	63.4%
Black or African American	68.7%	29.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.8%
Some other race	0.0%	3.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
No high school diploma	41.1%	20.6%
High school graduate	34.4%	58.0%
Some college or associate's	11.4%	10.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
Drove alone	88.3%	57.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	26.8%
Public transit	0.0%	9.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
1-unit, detached	44.2%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Grand Coteau	Lawtell
Poverty rate	37.0%	18.5%
Average household size	2.00	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1966	1981