Abita Springs vs Folsom

A side-by-side comparison of Abita Springs and Folsom: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Abita Springs has the higher population (2,669 vs 722 in Folsom). Abita Springs has the higher median household income ($72,411 vs $46,094 in Folsom). Folsom has the higher median home value ($269,600 vs $258,800 in Abita Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Abita Springs	Folsom
Population	2,669	722
Median age	42.1 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,411	$46,094
Median home value	$258,800	$269,600
Median gross rent	$1,290	$579
Housing units	1,155	412
Homeownership rate	89.5%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abita Springs	Folsom
Population	2,532 → 2,669 (+5.4%)	981 → 722 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$62,143 → $72,411 (+16.5%)	$44,464 → $46,094 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$198,900 → $258,800 (+30.1%)	$163,700 → $269,600 (+64.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $1,290 (+15.1%)	$922 → $579 (-37.2%)

Abita Springs

Population

2,5322,669

Median household income

$62,143$72,411

Median home value

$198,900$258,800

Median gross rent

$1,121$1,290

Folsom

Population

981722

Median household income

$44,464$46,094

Median home value

$163,700$269,600

Median gross rent

$922$579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abita Springs	Folsom
Under 5	7.1%	1.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	9.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	3.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	24.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	23.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	10.9%
75 and over	8.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abita Springs	Folsom
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	62.0%
Black or African American	11.4%	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abita Springs	Folsom
No high school diploma	1.9%	20.4%
High school graduate	26.4%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abita Springs	Folsom
Drove alone	66.2%	70.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	6.5%
Other means	6.2%	14.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abita Springs	Folsom
1-unit, detached	86.8%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Abita Springs	Folsom
Poverty rate	8.7%	10.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	45	38
Median year structure built	1995	1997