Baldwin vs Patterson

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

Baldwin 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 1,694 in Baldwin). Patterson has the higher median household income ($48,002 vs $29,592 in Baldwin). Patterson has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $127,000 in Baldwin).

Population, income & housing

	Baldwin	Patterson
Population	1,694	5,801
Median age	39.6 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$29,592	$48,002
Median home value	$127,000	$137,200
Median gross rent	$946	$745
Housing units	986	2,369
Homeownership rate	53.6%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baldwin	Patterson
Population	2,272 → 1,694 (-25.4%)	5,953 → 5,801 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$40,703 → $29,592 (-27.3%)	$40,574 → $48,002 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $127,000 (+51.2%)	$101,000 → $137,200 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $946 (+25.3%)	$734 → $745 (+1.5%)

Baldwin

Population

2,2721,694

Median household income

$40,703$29,592

Median home value

$84,000$127,000

Median gross rent

$755$946

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)

	Baldwin	Patterson
Under 5	6.2%	8.7%
5 to 17	11.2%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	9.4%
35 to 44	21.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	7.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	21.1%	8.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.2%
75 and over	7.8%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baldwin	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	23.0%	48.6%
Black or African American	71.4%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.3%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baldwin	Patterson
No high school diploma	15.1%	17.4%
High school graduate	62.3%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baldwin	Patterson
Drove alone	77.1%	82.6%
Carpooled	17.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.8%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baldwin	Patterson
1-unit, detached	75.4%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.3%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Baldwin	Patterson
Poverty rate	19.0%	26.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1990	1987