Erath vs Kaplan

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

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

Kaplan has the higher population (4,271 vs 1,865 in Erath). Erath has the higher median household income ($45,526 vs $36,578 in Kaplan). Kaplan has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $133,700 in Erath).

Population, income & housing

	Erath	Kaplan
Population	1,865	4,271
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,526	$36,578
Median home value	$133,700	$153,800
Median gross rent	$835	$782
Housing units	863	1,989
Homeownership rate	65.5%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erath	Kaplan
Population	2,326 → 1,865 (-19.8%)	4,522 → 4,271 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$38,295 → $45,526 (+18.9%)	$34,943 → $36,578 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$79,900 → $133,700 (+67.3%)	$90,300 → $153,800 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $835 (+39.2%)	$591 → $782 (+32.3%)

Erath

Population

2,3261,865

Median household income

$38,295$45,526

Median home value

$79,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$600$835

Kaplan

Population

4,5224,271

Median household income

$34,943$36,578

Median home value

$90,300$153,800

Median gross rent

$591$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Erath	Kaplan
Under 5	5.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	14.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	8.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	14.0%	8.2%
75 and over	6.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erath	Kaplan
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	78.2%
Black or African American	6.6%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	5.5%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erath	Kaplan
No high school diploma	10.3%	22.2%
High school graduate	48.1%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erath	Kaplan
Drove alone	85.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	1.5%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erath	Kaplan
1-unit, detached	74.0%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Erath	Kaplan
Poverty rate	16.7%	34.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1967	1973