Krotz Springs vs Palmetto

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

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

Krotz Springs has the higher population (771 vs 127 in Palmetto). Krotz Springs has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $26,615 in Palmetto). Since 2019, Palmetto's population has grown faster (-14.2% vs -19.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
Population	771	127
Median age	42.9 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$26,615
Median home value	$55,400	—
Housing units	427	119
Homeownership rate	70.1%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
Population	961 → 771 (-19.8%)	148 → 127 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$22,375 → $55,000 (+145.8%)	$23,523 → $26,615 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $55,400 (-16.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$574 → $342 (-40.4%)	$482 → $653 (+35.5%)

Krotz Springs

Population

961771

Median household income

$22,375$55,000

Median home value

$66,500$55,400

Median gross rent

$574$342

Palmetto

Population

148127

Median household income

$23,523$26,615

Median gross rent

$482$653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
Under 5	3.4%	8.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	3.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	17.3%
35 to 44	5.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	18.9%	26.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	13.4%
75 and over	10.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	39.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
No high school diploma	34.0%	28.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	7.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
Drove alone	81.2%	65.5%
Carpooled	14.3%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
1-unit, detached	49.4%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.7%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Krotz Springs	Palmetto
Poverty rate	19.2%	27.0%
Average household size	2.42	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1970	1975