Lakeshore vs West Monroe

A side-by-side comparison of Lakeshore and West Monroe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Monroe has the higher population (12,837 vs 3,111 in Lakeshore). West Monroe has the higher median household income ($46,663 vs $39,958 in Lakeshore). West Monroe has the higher median home value ($174,400 vs $150,900 in Lakeshore).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
Population	3,111	12,837
Median age	29.5 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,958	$46,663
Median home value	$150,900	$174,400
Median gross rent	$1,030	$815
Housing units	1,209	6,240
Homeownership rate	51.2%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
Population	2,170 → 3,111 (+43.4%)	12,583 → 12,837 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$37,386 → $39,958 (+6.9%)	$34,454 → $46,663 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$123,200 → $150,900 (+22.5%)	$133,100 → $174,400 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,013 → $1,030 (+1.7%)	$744 → $815 (+9.5%)

Lakeshore

Population

2,1703,111

Median household income

$37,386$39,958

Median home value

$123,200$150,900

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,030

West Monroe

Population

12,58312,837

Median household income

$34,454$46,663

Median home value

$133,100$174,400

Median gross rent

$744$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
Under 5	4.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.7%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	27.9%	16.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	6.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	3.7%	6.3%
75 and over	4.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	26.6%	47.9%
Black or African American	68.4%	39.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
No high school diploma	16.3%	14.9%
High school graduate	36.2%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
Drove alone	70.6%	85.1%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	66.9%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	13.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Lakeshore	West Monroe
Poverty rate	40.0%	26.9%
Average household size	2.95	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1972	1976