Grand Coteau vs Port Barre

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

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

Port Barre has the higher population (2,292 vs 948 in Grand Coteau). Grand Coteau has the higher median household income ($48,036 vs $42,853 in Port Barre). Grand Coteau has the higher median home value ($87,400 vs $76,500 in Port Barre).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
Population	948	2,292
Median age	54.2 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,036	$42,853
Median home value	$87,400	$76,500
Median gross rent	$673	$832
Housing units	543	1,005
Homeownership rate	32.2%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
Population	821 → 948 (+15.5%)	1,780 → 2,292 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$30,000 → $48,036 (+60.1%)	$26,250 → $42,853 (+63.2%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $87,400 (-10.4%)	$100,600 → $76,500 (-24.0%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $673 (+5.8%)	$566 → $832 (+47.0%)

Grand Coteau

Population

821948

Median household income

$30,000$48,036

Median home value

$97,500$87,400

Median gross rent

$636$673

Port Barre

Population

1,7802,292

Median household income

$26,250$42,853

Median home value

$100,600$76,500

Median gross rent

$566$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
Under 5	8.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	9.5%	24.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	15.1%
25 to 34	7.3%	11.6%
35 to 44	8.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	32.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	4.0%	8.5%
75 and over	11.8%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
White (non-Hispanic)	30.9%	45.1%
Black or African American	68.7%	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
No high school diploma	41.1%	13.5%
High school graduate	34.4%	60.6%
Some college or associate's	11.4%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
Drove alone	88.3%	82.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
1-unit, detached	44.2%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	33.4%

Poverty & households

	Grand Coteau	Port Barre
Poverty rate	37.0%	16.3%
Average household size	2.00	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1966	1975