Berwick vs Patterson

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

Berwick 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 4,680 in Berwick). Berwick has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $48,002 in Patterson). Berwick has the higher median home value ($188,000 vs $137,200 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Berwick	Patterson
Population	4,680	5,801
Median age	33.1 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,708	$48,002
Median home value	$188,000	$137,200
Median gross rent	$492	$745
Housing units	1,941	2,369
Homeownership rate	76.6%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berwick	Patterson
Population	4,584 → 4,680 (+2.1%)	5,953 → 5,801 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$44,383 → $57,708 (+30.0%)	$40,574 → $48,002 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$135,000 → $188,000 (+39.3%)	$101,000 → $137,200 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $492 (-32.9%)	$734 → $745 (+1.5%)

Berwick

Population

4,5844,680

Median household income

$44,383$57,708

Median home value

$135,000$188,000

Median gross rent

$733$492

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)

	Berwick	Patterson
Under 5	8.2%	8.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	16.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	8.7%
65 to 74	3.1%	7.2%
75 and over	8.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berwick	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	48.6%
Black or African American	10.4%	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	2.6%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berwick	Patterson
No high school diploma	22.1%	17.4%
High school graduate	31.3%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berwick	Patterson
Drove alone	86.5%	82.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.2%	6.3%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berwick	Patterson
1-unit, detached	65.3%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Berwick	Patterson
Poverty rate	19.1%	26.4%
Average household size	2.78	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1984	1987