Abita Springs vs Lacombe

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

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

Lacombe has the higher population (6,883 vs 2,669 in Abita Springs). Abita Springs has the higher median household income ($72,411 vs $70,361 in Lacombe). Abita Springs has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $222,600 in Lacombe).

Population, income & housing

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
Population	2,669	6,883
Median age	42.1 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,411	$70,361
Median home value	$258,800	$222,600
Median gross rent	$1,290	$945
Housing units	1,155	3,264
Homeownership rate	89.5%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
Population	2,532 → 2,669 (+5.4%)	8,960 → 6,883 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$62,143 → $72,411 (+16.5%)	$53,018 → $70,361 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$198,900 → $258,800 (+30.1%)	$173,200 → $222,600 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $1,290 (+15.1%)	$1,329 → $945 (-28.9%)

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

Lacombe

Population

8,9606,883

Median household income

$53,018$70,361

Median home value

$173,200$222,600

Median gross rent

$1,329$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
Under 5	7.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	9.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	16.2%
65 to 74	14.3%	15.7%
75 and over	8.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	57.8%
Black or African American	11.4%	24.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
No high school diploma	1.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	26.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
Drove alone	66.2%	84.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	3.4%
Other means	6.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
1-unit, detached	86.8%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Abita Springs	Lacombe
Poverty rate	8.7%	14.3%
Average household size	2.43	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	45	29
Median year structure built	1995	1994