Cullen vs Shongaloo

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

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

Cullen has the higher population (704 vs 110 in Shongaloo). Shongaloo has the higher median household income ($48,125 vs $17,955 in Cullen). Shongaloo has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $63,800 in Cullen).

Population, income & housing

	Cullen	Shongaloo
Population	704	110
Median age	42.9 yrs	63.0 yrs
Median household income	$17,955	$48,125
Median home value	$63,800	$108,700
Median gross rent	$674	—
Housing units	507	72
Homeownership rate	52.4%	96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cullen	Shongaloo
Population	1,131 → 704 (-37.8%)	139 → 110 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$16,108 → $17,955 (+11.5%)	$34,000 → $48,125 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$43,200 → $63,800 (+47.7%)	$129,200 → $108,700 (-15.9%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $674 (+18.7%)	—

Cullen

Population

1,131704

Median household income

$16,108$17,955

Median home value

$43,200$63,800

Median gross rent

$568$674

Shongaloo

Population

139110

Median household income

$34,000$48,125

Median home value

$129,200$108,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cullen	Shongaloo
Under 5	3.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.7%	11.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	2.7%
25 to 34	5.0%	4.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	7.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	17.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	26.4%
75 and over	7.2%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cullen	Shongaloo
White (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	95.5%
Black or African American	93.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cullen	Shongaloo
No high school diploma	28.5%	9.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cullen	Shongaloo
Drove alone	66.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	18.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	0.0%
Other means	11.2%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cullen	Shongaloo
1-unit, detached	67.1%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Cullen	Shongaloo
Poverty rate	56.5%	16.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1975	1980