Bayou Vista vs Franklin

A side-by-side comparison of Bayou Vista and Franklin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Franklin has the higher population (6,557 vs 3,931 in Bayou Vista). Bayou Vista has the higher median household income ($47,726 vs $46,278 in Franklin). Bayou Vista has the higher median home value ($152,700 vs $98,200 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
Population	3,931	6,557
Median age	37.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,726	$46,278
Median home value	$152,700	$98,200
Median gross rent	$928	$861
Housing units	1,879	3,103
Homeownership rate	74.7%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
Population	4,316 → 3,931 (-8.9%)	6,960 → 6,557 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$37,659 → $47,726 (+26.7%)	$40,094 → $46,278 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$106,500 → $152,700 (+43.4%)	$79,200 → $98,200 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $928 (+10.9%)	$744 → $861 (+15.7%)

Bayou Vista

Population

4,3163,931

Median household income

$37,659$47,726

Median home value

$106,500$152,700

Median gross rent

$837$928

Franklin

Population

6,9606,557

Median household income

$40,094$46,278

Median home value

$79,200$98,200

Median gross rent

$744$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
Under 5	5.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.6%
75 and over	9.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	37.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	46.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	2.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.5%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
No high school diploma	21.0%	17.2%
High school graduate	46.9%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
Drove alone	79.6%	84.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	12.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
1-unit, detached	69.5%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Vista	Franklin
Poverty rate	24.1%	28.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1969	1962