Abita Springs vs Madisonville

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

Abita Springs and Madisonville 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 971 in Madisonville). Madisonville has the higher median household income ($112,500 vs $72,411 in Abita Springs). Madisonville has the higher median home value ($391,800 vs $258,800 in Abita Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
Population	2,669	971
Median age	42.1 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,411	$112,500
Median home value	$258,800	$391,800
Median gross rent	$1,290	$1,102
Housing units	1,155	457
Homeownership rate	89.5%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	58.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
Population	2,532 → 2,669 (+5.4%)	849 → 971 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$62,143 → $72,411 (+16.5%)	$81,576 → $112,500 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$198,900 → $258,800 (+30.1%)	$308,000 → $391,800 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $1,290 (+15.1%)	$1,042 → $1,102 (+5.8%)

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

Madisonville

Population

849971

Median household income

$81,576$112,500

Median home value

$308,000$391,800

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,102

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
Under 5	7.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	23.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	10.3%
75 and over	8.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	91.1%
Black or African American	11.4%	5.6%
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%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
No high school diploma	1.9%	1.3%
High school graduate	26.4%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
Drove alone	66.2%	76.6%
Carpooled	12.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	15.6%	8.7%
Other means	6.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
1-unit, detached	86.8%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Abita Springs	Madisonville
Poverty rate	8.7%	5.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	45	27
Median year structure built	1995	1993