Breaux Bridge vs Henderson

A side-by-side comparison of Breaux Bridge and Henderson: population, income, housing, and more.

Breaux Bridge and Henderson are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Breaux Bridge has the higher population (7,497 vs 1,640 in Henderson). Breaux Bridge has the higher median household income ($45,620 vs $42,700 in Henderson). Breaux Bridge has the higher median home value ($163,600 vs $82,100 in Henderson).

Population, income & housing

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
Population	7,497	1,640
Median age	38.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,620	$42,700
Median home value	$163,600	$82,100
Median gross rent	$831	$720
Housing units	3,088	756
Homeownership rate	75.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
Population	8,262 → 7,497 (-9.3%)	1,990 → 1,640 (-17.6%)
Median household income	$43,758 → $45,620 (+4.3%)	$32,973 → $42,700 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$151,500 → $163,600 (+8.0%)	$63,400 → $82,100 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $831 (+9.8%)	$668 → $720 (+7.8%)

Breaux Bridge

Population

8,2627,497

Median household income

$43,758$45,620

Median home value

$151,500$163,600

Median gross rent

$757$831

Henderson

Population

1,9901,640

Median household income

$32,973$42,700

Median home value

$63,400$82,100

Median gross rent

$668$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
Under 5	7.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	17.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.7%
75 and over	7.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	47.4%	57.4%
Black or African American	46.5%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	10.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
No high school diploma	19.9%	34.8%
High school graduate	40.2%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
Drove alone	84.4%	85.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
1-unit, detached	77.9%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	42.9%

Poverty & households

	Breaux Bridge	Henderson
Poverty rate	30.2%	16.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1982	1981