Carlyss vs Westlake

A side-by-side comparison of Carlyss and Westlake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carlyss has the higher population (5,184 vs 4,794 in Westlake). Carlyss has the higher median household income ($92,004 vs $67,691 in Westlake). Westlake has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $152,400 in Carlyss).

Population, income & housing

	Carlyss	Westlake
Population	5,184	4,794
Median age	30.8 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,004	$67,691
Median home value	$152,400	$168,200
Median gross rent	$1,142	$960
Housing units	2,363	2,460
Homeownership rate	74.9%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlyss	Westlake
Population	5,248 → 5,184 (-1.2%)	4,727 → 4,794 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$49,619 → $92,004 (+85.4%)	$42,156 → $67,691 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $152,400 (+42.4%)	$114,400 → $168,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,142 (+3.0%)	$630 → $960 (+52.4%)

Carlyss

Population

5,2485,184

Median household income

$49,619$92,004

Median home value

$107,000$152,400

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,142

Westlake

Population

4,7274,794

Median household income

$42,156$67,691

Median home value

$114,400$168,200

Median gross rent

$630$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlyss	Westlake
Under 5	11.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	18.4%	21.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	5.7%	12.5%
75 and over	3.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlyss	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	76.8%
Black or African American	4.9%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlyss	Westlake
No high school diploma	14.9%	9.7%
High school graduate	27.5%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlyss	Westlake
Drove alone	84.3%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	20.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.6%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlyss	Westlake
1-unit, detached	50.0%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	44.1%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Carlyss	Westlake
Poverty rate	8.4%	10.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	2005	1975