Lawtell vs Port Barre

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

Lawtell 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 1,044 in Lawtell). Lawtell has the higher median household income ($49,274 vs $42,853 in Port Barre). Port Barre has the higher median home value ($76,500 vs $24,300 in Lawtell).

Population, income & housing

	Lawtell	Port Barre
Population	1,044	2,292
Median age	53.9 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,274	$42,853
Median home value	$24,300	$76,500
Median gross rent	—	$832
Housing units	549	1,005
Homeownership rate	92.5%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawtell	Port Barre
Population	1,252 → 1,044 (-16.6%)	1,780 → 2,292 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$43,245 → $49,274 (+13.9%)	$26,250 → $42,853 (+63.2%)
Median home value	$96,200 → $24,300 (-74.7%)	$100,600 → $76,500 (-24.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$566 → $832 (+47.0%)

Lawtell

Population

1,2521,044

Median household income

$43,245$49,274

Median home value

$96,200$24,300

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)

	Lawtell	Port Barre
Under 5	3.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	24.7%
18 to 24	1.2%	15.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	7.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	25.7%	8.5%
75 and over	12.5%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawtell	Port Barre
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	45.1%
Black or African American	29.1%	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.8%	0.0%
Some other race	3.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawtell	Port Barre
No high school diploma	20.6%	13.5%
High school graduate	58.0%	60.6%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawtell	Port Barre
Drove alone	57.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	26.8%	14.2%
Public transit	9.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawtell	Port Barre
1-unit, detached	77.4%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	33.4%

Poverty & households

	Lawtell	Port Barre
Poverty rate	18.5%	16.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1981	1975