Amelia vs Patterson

A side-by-side comparison of Amelia and Patterson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Patterson has the higher population (5,801 vs 2,161 in Amelia). Amelia has the higher median household income ($48,060 vs $48,002 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $80,400 in Amelia).

Population, income & housing

	Amelia	Patterson
Population	2,161	5,801
Median age	32.9 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,060	$48,002
Median home value	$80,400	$137,200
Median gross rent	$840	$745
Housing units	883	2,369
Homeownership rate	65.9%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amelia	Patterson
Population	2,215 → 2,161 (-2.4%)	5,953 → 5,801 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$30,833 → $48,060 (+55.9%)	$40,574 → $48,002 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$33,100 → $80,400 (+142.9%)	$101,000 → $137,200 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $840 (+6.1%)	$734 → $745 (+1.5%)

Amelia

Population

2,2152,161

Median household income

$30,833$48,060

Median home value

$33,100$80,400

Median gross rent

$792$840

Patterson

Population

5,9535,801

Median household income

$40,574$48,002

Median home value

$101,000$137,200

Median gross rent

$734$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amelia	Patterson
Under 5	6.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	16.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	8.4%	8.7%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.2%
75 and over	5.3%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amelia	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	22.3%	48.6%
Black or African American	5.7%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	13.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.4%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	57.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amelia	Patterson
No high school diploma	38.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	47.7%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amelia	Patterson
Drove alone	84.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.4%	6.3%
Other means	3.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amelia	Patterson
1-unit, detached	42.6%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.4%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Amelia	Patterson
Poverty rate	19.3%	26.4%
Average household size	2.92	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1978	1987