Krotz Springs vs Lawtell

A side-by-side comparison of Krotz Springs and Lawtell: population, income, housing, and more.

Krotz Springs 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 771 in Krotz Springs). Krotz Springs has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $49,274 in Lawtell). Krotz Springs has the higher median home value ($55,400 vs $24,300 in Lawtell).

Population, income & housing

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
Population	771	1,044
Median age	42.9 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$49,274
Median home value	$55,400	$24,300
Housing units	427	549
Homeownership rate	70.1%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
Population	961 → 771 (-19.8%)	1,252 → 1,044 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$22,375 → $55,000 (+145.8%)	$43,245 → $49,274 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $55,400 (-16.7%)	$96,200 → $24,300 (-74.7%)
Median gross rent	$574 → $342 (-40.4%)	—

Krotz Springs

Population

961771

Median household income

$22,375$55,000

Median home value

$66,500$55,400

Median gross rent

$574$342

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)

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
Under 5	3.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	1.2%
25 to 34	16.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	5.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	18.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	14.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	25.7%
75 and over	10.6%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	63.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
No high school diploma	34.0%	20.6%
High school graduate	34.4%	58.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	10.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
Drove alone	81.2%	57.9%
Carpooled	14.3%	26.8%
Public transit	0.0%	9.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
1-unit, detached	49.4%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.7%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Krotz Springs	Lawtell
Poverty rate	19.2%	18.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1970	1981