Iowa vs Westlake

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

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

Westlake has the higher population (4,794 vs 3,246 in Iowa). Iowa has the higher median household income ($72,868 vs $67,691 in Westlake). Iowa has the higher median home value ($243,200 vs $168,200 in Westlake).

Population, income & housing

	Iowa	Westlake
Population	3,246	4,794
Median age	37.4 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,868	$67,691
Median home value	$243,200	$168,200
Median gross rent	$1,070	$960
Housing units	1,502	2,460
Homeownership rate	76.6%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iowa	Westlake
Population	3,225 → 3,246 (+0.7%)	4,727 → 4,794 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$43,942 → $72,868 (+65.8%)	$42,156 → $67,691 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $243,200 (+77.8%)	$114,400 → $168,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $1,070 (+29.4%)	$630 → $960 (+52.4%)

Iowa

Population

3,2253,246

Median household income

$43,942$72,868

Median home value

$136,800$243,200

Median gross rent

$827$1,070

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)

	Iowa	Westlake
Under 5	4.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	22.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	21.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	12.5%
75 and over	11.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iowa	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	76.8%
Black or African American	22.7%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iowa	Westlake
No high school diploma	8.8%	9.7%
High school graduate	41.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iowa	Westlake
Drove alone	66.8%	74.6%
Carpooled	26.2%	20.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iowa	Westlake
1-unit, detached	80.6%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Iowa	Westlake
Poverty rate	11.1%	10.6%
Average household size	2.81	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1994	1975