Lacombe vs Slidell

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

Lacombe 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 6,883 in Lacombe). Lacombe has the higher median household income ($70,361 vs $66,657 in Slidell). Lacombe has the higher median home value ($222,600 vs $207,800 in Slidell).

Population, income & housing

	Lacombe	Slidell
Population	6,883	28,664
Median age	51.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,361	$66,657
Median home value	$222,600	$207,800
Median gross rent	$945	$1,381
Housing units	3,264	12,137
Homeownership rate	90.2%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacombe	Slidell
Population	8,960 → 6,883 (-23.2%)	27,822 → 28,664 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$53,018 → $70,361 (+32.7%)	$54,906 → $66,657 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$173,200 → $222,600 (+28.5%)	$161,700 → $207,800 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,329 → $945 (-28.9%)	$1,042 → $1,381 (+32.5%)

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

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)

	Lacombe	Slidell
Under 5	3.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	9.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	16.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	15.7%	11.8%
75 and over	8.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacombe	Slidell
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	61.9%
Black or African American	24.5%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacombe	Slidell
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	28.7%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacombe	Slidell
Drove alone	84.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.4%	12.0%
Other means	2.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lacombe	Slidell
1-unit, detached	81.6%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Lacombe	Slidell
Poverty rate	14.3%	15.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1994	1978