Cullen vs Minden

A side-by-side comparison of Cullen and Minden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Minden has the higher population (11,604 vs 704 in Cullen). Minden has the higher median household income ($29,597 vs $17,955 in Cullen). Minden has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $63,800 in Cullen).

Population, income & housing

	Cullen	Minden
Population	704	11,604
Median age	42.9 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$17,955	$29,597
Median home value	$63,800	$116,700
Median gross rent	$674	$803
Housing units	507	5,739
Homeownership rate	52.4%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cullen	Minden
Population	1,131 → 704 (-37.8%)	12,274 → 11,604 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$16,108 → $17,955 (+11.5%)	$24,894 → $29,597 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$43,200 → $63,800 (+47.7%)	$97,200 → $116,700 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $674 (+18.7%)	$766 → $803 (+4.8%)

Cullen

Population

1,131704

Median household income

$16,108$17,955

Median home value

$43,200$63,800

Median gross rent

$568$674

Minden

Population

12,27411,604

Median household income

$24,894$29,597

Median home value

$97,200$116,700

Median gross rent

$766$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cullen	Minden
Under 5	3.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	5.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	9.0%
75 and over	7.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cullen	Minden
White (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	44.1%
Black or African American	93.5%	50.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cullen	Minden
No high school diploma	28.5%	15.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cullen	Minden
Drove alone	66.5%	85.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	6.7%
Other means	11.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cullen	Minden
1-unit, detached	67.1%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	21.7%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Cullen	Minden
Poverty rate	56.5%	34.6%
Average household size	2.15	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1975	1969