Vinton vs Westlake

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

Vinton 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 3,245 in Vinton). Westlake has the higher median household income ($67,691 vs $41,063 in Vinton). Westlake has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $108,900 in Vinton).

Population, income & housing

	Vinton	Westlake
Population	3,245	4,794
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,063	$67,691
Median home value	$108,900	$168,200
Median gross rent	$954	$960
Housing units	1,268	2,460
Homeownership rate	40.4%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vinton	Westlake
Population	3,298 → 3,245 (-1.6%)	4,727 → 4,794 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$45,603 → $41,063 (-10.0%)	$42,156 → $67,691 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $108,900 (+22.8%)	$114,400 → $168,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $954 (+47.7%)	$630 → $960 (+52.4%)

Vinton

Population

3,2983,245

Median household income

$45,603$41,063

Median home value

$88,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$646$954

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)

	Vinton	Westlake
Under 5	7.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	28.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	21.9%
35 to 44	16.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.5%
75 and over	2.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vinton	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	76.8%
Black or African American	11.7%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vinton	Westlake
No high school diploma	16.0%	9.7%
High school graduate	51.0%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vinton	Westlake
Drove alone	76.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	11.3%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	11.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vinton	Westlake
1-unit, detached	78.5%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Vinton	Westlake
Poverty rate	38.8%	10.6%
Average household size	3.42	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1971	1975