Delcambre vs Perry

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

Delcambre and Perry 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 1,014 in Perry). Perry has the higher median household income ($71,534 vs $57,639 in Delcambre). Perry has the higher median home value ($181,500 vs $126,600 in Delcambre).

Population, income & housing

	Delcambre	Perry
Population	2,400	1,014
Median age	38.3 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,639	$71,534
Median home value	$126,600	$181,500
Median gross rent	$814	—
Housing units	934	430
Homeownership rate	70.3%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delcambre	Perry
Population	2,020 → 2,400 (+18.8%)	1,322 → 1,014 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $57,639 (+38.3%)	$80,739 → $71,534 (-11.4%)
Median home value	$81,800 → $126,600 (+54.8%)	$189,100 → $181,500 (-4.0%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $814 (+28.4%)	—

Delcambre

Population

2,0202,400

Median household income

$41,667$57,639

Median home value

$81,800$126,600

Median gross rent

$634$814

Perry

Population

1,3221,014

Median household income

$80,739$71,534

Median home value

$189,100$181,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delcambre	Perry
Under 5	8.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	25.1%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	5.9%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	11.8%	6.3%
75 and over	4.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delcambre	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	85.5%
Black or African American	3.7%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delcambre	Perry
No high school diploma	15.3%	19.3%
High school graduate	45.5%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delcambre	Perry
Drove alone	85.9%	92.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	1.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delcambre	Perry
1-unit, detached	80.7%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Delcambre	Perry
Poverty rate	16.2%	12.5%
Average household size	2.90	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	30	50
Median year structure built	1976	1978