Abita Springs vs Slidell

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

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

Slidell has the higher population (28,664 vs 2,669 in Abita Springs). Abita Springs has the higher median household income ($72,411 vs $66,657 in Slidell). Abita Springs has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $207,800 in Slidell).

Population, income & housing

	Abita Springs	Slidell
Population	2,669	28,664
Median age	42.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,411	$66,657
Median home value	$258,800	$207,800
Median gross rent	$1,290	$1,381
Housing units	1,155	12,137
Homeownership rate	89.5%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abita Springs	Slidell
Population	2,532 → 2,669 (+5.4%)	27,822 → 28,664 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$62,143 → $72,411 (+16.5%)	$54,906 → $66,657 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$198,900 → $258,800 (+30.1%)	$161,700 → $207,800 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $1,290 (+15.1%)	$1,042 → $1,381 (+32.5%)

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

Slidell

Population

27,82228,664

Median household income

$54,906$66,657

Median home value

$161,700$207,800

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,381

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abita Springs	Slidell
Under 5	7.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.8%
75 and over	8.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abita Springs	Slidell
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	61.9%
Black or African American	11.4%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abita Springs	Slidell
No high school diploma	1.9%	9.6%
High school graduate	26.4%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abita Springs	Slidell
Drove alone	66.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.6%	12.0%
Other means	6.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abita Springs	Slidell
1-unit, detached	86.8%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Abita Springs	Slidell
Poverty rate	8.7%	15.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	45	29
Median year structure built	1995	1978