Avondale vs Westwego

A side-by-side comparison of Avondale and Westwego: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westwego has the higher population (8,382 vs 5,200 in Avondale). Westwego has the higher median household income ($49,291 vs $47,561 in Avondale). Westwego has the higher median home value ($168,600 vs $143,900 in Avondale).

Population, income & housing

	Avondale	Westwego
Population	5,200	8,382
Median age	35.5 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,561	$49,291
Median home value	$143,900	$168,600
Median gross rent	$1,411	$1,013
Housing units	1,837	4,425
Homeownership rate	85.5%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	12.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avondale	Westwego
Population	5,321 → 5,200 (-2.3%)	8,438 → 8,382 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$40,503 → $47,561 (+17.4%)	$30,126 → $49,291 (+63.6%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $143,900 (+59.4%)	$123,600 → $168,600 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,165 → $1,411 (+21.1%)	$895 → $1,013 (+13.2%)

Avondale

Population

5,3215,200

Median household income

$40,503$47,561

Median home value

$90,300$143,900

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,411

Westwego

Population

8,4388,382

Median household income

$30,126$49,291

Median home value

$123,600$168,600

Median gross rent

$895$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avondale	Westwego
Under 5	6.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	21.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	17.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.9%
75 and over	6.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avondale	Westwego
White (non-Hispanic)	41.4%	63.0%
Black or African American	32.6%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	7.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avondale	Westwego
No high school diploma	24.5%	22.1%
High school graduate	32.7%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avondale	Westwego
Drove alone	80.5%	79.6%
Carpooled	17.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avondale	Westwego
1-unit, detached	94.6%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avondale	Westwego
Poverty rate	32.0%	21.5%
Average household size	2.98	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1970	1970