Bayou Vista vs Patterson

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

Bayou Vista 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 3,931 in Bayou Vista). Patterson has the higher median household income ($48,002 vs $47,726 in Bayou Vista). Bayou Vista has the higher median home value ($152,700 vs $137,200 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
Population	3,931	5,801
Median age	37.5 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,726	$48,002
Median home value	$152,700	$137,200
Median gross rent	$928	$745
Housing units	1,879	2,369
Homeownership rate	74.7%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
Population	4,316 → 3,931 (-8.9%)	5,953 → 5,801 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$37,659 → $47,726 (+26.7%)	$40,574 → $48,002 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$106,500 → $152,700 (+43.4%)	$101,000 → $137,200 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $928 (+10.9%)	$734 → $745 (+1.5%)

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

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)

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
Under 5	5.2%	8.7%
5 to 17	20.8%	23.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.7%	16.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	8.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.2%
75 and over	9.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	48.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.5%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
No high school diploma	21.0%	17.4%
High school graduate	46.9%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
Drove alone	79.6%	82.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.4%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
1-unit, detached	69.5%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Vista	Patterson
Poverty rate	24.1%	26.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1969	1987