Prien vs Westlake

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

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

Prien has the higher population (8,248 vs 4,794 in Westlake). Prien has the higher median household income ($91,300 vs $67,691 in Westlake). Prien has the higher median home value ($278,400 vs $168,200 in Westlake).

Population, income & housing

	Prien	Westlake
Population	8,248	4,794
Median age	37.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$91,300	$67,691
Median home value	$278,400	$168,200
Median gross rent	$1,398	$960
Housing units	3,324	2,460
Homeownership rate	84.4%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prien	Westlake
Population	8,437 → 8,248 (-2.2%)	4,727 → 4,794 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$82,140 → $91,300 (+11.2%)	$42,156 → $67,691 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$241,300 → $278,400 (+15.4%)	$114,400 → $168,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,398 (-4.0%)	$630 → $960 (+52.4%)

Prien

Population

8,4378,248

Median household income

$82,140$91,300

Median home value

$241,300$278,400

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,398

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)

	Prien	Westlake
Under 5	11.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	8.9%	21.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.5%
75 and over	4.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prien	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	76.8%
Black or African American	11.6%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prien	Westlake
No high school diploma	0.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	30.8%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prien	Westlake
Drove alone	90.7%	74.6%
Carpooled	3.7%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prien	Westlake
1-unit, detached	89.6%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Prien	Westlake
Poverty rate	5.6%	10.6%
Average household size	2.80	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1995	1975