Bogalusa vs Rio

A side-by-side comparison of Bogalusa and Rio: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bogalusa has the higher population (10,539 vs 217 in Rio). Since 2019, Bogalusa's population has grown faster (-9.7% vs -29.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bogalusa	Rio
Population	10,539	217
Median age	38.1 yrs	13.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,846	—
Median home value	$107,000	—
Median gross rent	$710	—
Housing units	5,188	13
Homeownership rate	51.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bogalusa	Rio
Population	11,673 → 10,539 (-9.7%)	308 → 217 (-29.5%)
Median household income	$31,976 → $37,846 (+18.4%)	$41,394 → $43,805 (+5.8%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $107,000 (+21.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$599 → $710 (+18.5%)	—

Bogalusa

Population

11,67310,539

Median household income

$31,976$37,846

Median home value

$87,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$599$710

Rio

Population

308217

Median household income

$41,394$43,805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bogalusa	Rio
Under 5	7.8%	16.6%
5 to 17	17.0%	66.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	6.0%
45 to 54	10.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	0.0%
75 and over	6.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bogalusa	Rio
White (non-Hispanic)	39.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	47.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bogalusa	Rio
No high school diploma	16.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	36.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bogalusa	Rio
Drove alone	69.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	23.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	0.0%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bogalusa	Rio
1-unit, detached	80.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bogalusa	Rio
Poverty rate	31.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.49	16.69
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1971	—