Delcambre vs Erath

A side-by-side comparison of Delcambre and Erath: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Delcambre has the higher population (2,400 vs 1,865 in Erath). Delcambre has the higher median household income ($57,639 vs $45,526 in Erath). Erath has the higher median home value ($133,700 vs $126,600 in Delcambre).

Population, income & housing

	Delcambre	Erath
Population	2,400	1,865
Median age	38.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,639	$45,526
Median home value	$126,600	$133,700
Median gross rent	$814	$835
Housing units	934	863
Homeownership rate	70.3%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delcambre	Erath
Population	2,020 → 2,400 (+18.8%)	2,326 → 1,865 (-19.8%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $57,639 (+38.3%)	$38,295 → $45,526 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$81,800 → $126,600 (+54.8%)	$79,900 → $133,700 (+67.3%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $814 (+28.4%)	$600 → $835 (+39.2%)

Delcambre

Population

2,0202,400

Median household income

$41,667$57,639

Median home value

$81,800$126,600

Median gross rent

$634$814

Erath

Population

2,3261,865

Median household income

$38,295$45,526

Median home value

$79,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$600$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delcambre	Erath
Under 5	8.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	14.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	8.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	14.0%
75 and over	4.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delcambre	Erath
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	85.6%
Black or African American	3.7%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delcambre	Erath
No high school diploma	15.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	45.5%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delcambre	Erath
Drove alone	85.9%	85.3%
Carpooled	4.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	6.2%
Other means	1.2%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delcambre	Erath
1-unit, detached	80.7%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Delcambre	Erath
Poverty rate	16.2%	16.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1976	1967