Abita Springs vs Pearl River

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

Abita Springs and Pearl River 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 2,614 in Pearl River). Abita Springs has the higher median household income ($72,411 vs $60,521 in Pearl River). Abita Springs has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $229,200 in Pearl River).

Population, income & housing

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
Population	2,669	2,614
Median age	42.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,411	$60,521
Median home value	$258,800	$229,200
Median gross rent	$1,290	$1,056
Housing units	1,155	1,130
Homeownership rate	89.5%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
Population	2,532 → 2,669 (+5.4%)	2,579 → 2,614 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$62,143 → $72,411 (+16.5%)	$56,061 → $60,521 (+8.0%)
Median home value	$198,900 → $258,800 (+30.1%)	$180,300 → $229,200 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $1,290 (+15.1%)	$966 → $1,056 (+9.3%)

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

Pearl River

Population

2,5792,614

Median household income

$56,061$60,521

Median home value

$180,300$229,200

Median gross rent

$966$1,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
Under 5	7.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	21.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	17.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	10.7%
75 and over	8.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	89.9%
Black or African American	11.4%	2.3%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
No high school diploma	1.9%	14.6%
High school graduate	26.4%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
Drove alone	66.2%	73.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	4.7%
Other means	6.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
1-unit, detached	86.8%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Abita Springs	Pearl River
Poverty rate	8.7%	15.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	45	33
Median year structure built	1995	1993