Waggaman vs Woodmere

A side-by-side comparison of Waggaman and Woodmere: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Woodmere has the higher population (11,775 vs 10,617 in Waggaman). Woodmere has the higher median household income ($73,615 vs $59,566 in Waggaman). Woodmere has the higher median home value ($187,000 vs $158,500 in Waggaman).

Population, income & housing

	Waggaman	Woodmere
Population	10,617	11,775
Median age	38.4 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,566	$73,615
Median home value	$158,500	$187,000
Median gross rent	$1,417	$1,374
Housing units	4,087	4,299
Homeownership rate	69.6%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waggaman	Woodmere
Population	10,017 → 10,617 (+6.0%)	10,173 → 11,775 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$46,075 → $59,566 (+29.3%)	$54,363 → $73,615 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$112,800 → $158,500 (+40.5%)	$133,200 → $187,000 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,417 (+26.9%)	$1,088 → $1,374 (+26.3%)

Waggaman

Population

10,01710,617

Median household income

$46,075$59,566

Median home value

$112,800$158,500

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,417

Woodmere

Population

10,17311,775

Median household income

$54,363$73,615

Median home value

$133,200$187,000

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,374

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waggaman	Woodmere
Under 5	4.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	22.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	14.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.0%
75 and over	5.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waggaman	Woodmere
White (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	6.0%
Black or African American	72.7%	80.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waggaman	Woodmere
No high school diploma	18.3%	19.4%
High school graduate	36.3%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waggaman	Woodmere
Drove alone	79.9%	74.5%
Carpooled	12.9%	13.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.7%
Other means	0.8%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waggaman	Woodmere
1-unit, detached	95.9%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Waggaman	Woodmere
Poverty rate	26.5%	12.8%
Average household size	2.82	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1981	1982