Folsom vs Madisonville

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

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

Madisonville has the higher population (971 vs 722 in Folsom). Madisonville has the higher median household income ($112,500 vs $46,094 in Folsom). Madisonville has the higher median home value ($391,800 vs $269,600 in Folsom).

Population, income & housing

	Folsom	Madisonville
Population	722	971
Median age	45.6 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,094	$112,500
Median home value	$269,600	$391,800
Median gross rent	$579	$1,102
Housing units	412	457
Homeownership rate	73.9%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	58.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Folsom	Madisonville
Population	981 → 722 (-26.4%)	849 → 971 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$44,464 → $46,094 (+3.7%)	$81,576 → $112,500 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$163,700 → $269,600 (+64.7%)	$308,000 → $391,800 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $579 (-37.2%)	$1,042 → $1,102 (+5.8%)

Folsom

Population

981722

Median household income

$44,464$46,094

Median home value

$163,700$269,600

Median gross rent

$922$579

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)

	Folsom	Madisonville
Under 5	1.4%	3.5%
5 to 17	9.6%	16.5%
18 to 24	3.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.1%	7.7%
35 to 44	24.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	23.9%
55 to 64	23.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.3%
75 and over	10.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Folsom	Madisonville
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	91.1%
Black or African American	16.5%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Folsom	Madisonville
No high school diploma	20.4%	1.3%
High school graduate	31.2%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Folsom	Madisonville
Drove alone	70.8%	76.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	10.8%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	6.5%	8.7%
Other means	14.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Folsom	Madisonville
1-unit, detached	73.8%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Folsom	Madisonville
Poverty rate	10.7%	5.1%
Average household size	2.02	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	38	27
Median year structure built	1997	1993