Charenton vs Sorrel

A side-by-side comparison of Charenton and Sorrel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Charenton has the higher population (1,295 vs 695 in Sorrel). Since 2019, Sorrel's population has grown faster (+37.9% vs -13.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Charenton	Sorrel
Population	1,295	695
Median age	37.2 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,781	—
Median home value	$125,000	—
Median gross rent	$938	—
Housing units	694	221
Homeownership rate	71.3%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charenton	Sorrel
Population	1,500 → 1,295 (-13.7%)	504 → 695 (+37.9%)
Median household income	$49,180 → $55,781 (+13.4%)	$39,063 → $56,500 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $125,000 (+21.2%)	$66,000 → $72,500 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $938 (+30.5%)	—

Charenton

Population

1,5001,295

Median household income

$49,180$55,781

Median home value

$103,100$125,000

Median gross rent

$719$938

Sorrel

Population

504695

Median household income

$39,063$56,500

Median home value

$66,000$72,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charenton	Sorrel
Under 5	9.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	16.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	17.3%
55 to 64	18.1%	8.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.7%
75 and over	2.5%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charenton	Sorrel
White (non-Hispanic)	35.0%	48.8%
Black or African American	11.0%	44.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charenton	Sorrel
No high school diploma	11.8%	14.7%
High school graduate	50.7%	55.6%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charenton	Sorrel
Drove alone	94.5%	85.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	7.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charenton	Sorrel
1-unit, detached	56.6%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.0%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Charenton	Sorrel
Poverty rate	12.8%	16.7%
Average household size	2.44	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1995	1989