Richwood vs West Monroe

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

Richwood 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 3,840 in Richwood). West Monroe has the higher median household income ($46,663 vs $31,386 in Richwood). West Monroe has the higher median home value ($174,400 vs $52,300 in Richwood).

Population, income & housing

	Richwood	West Monroe
Population	3,840	12,837
Median age	36.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$31,386	$46,663
Median home value	$52,300	$174,400
Median gross rent	$873	$815
Housing units	848	6,240
Homeownership rate	29.6%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richwood	West Monroe
Population	4,495 → 3,840 (-14.6%)	12,583 → 12,837 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$24,896 → $31,386 (+26.1%)	$34,454 → $46,663 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $52,300 (+7.6%)	$133,100 → $174,400 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $873 (+57.0%)	$744 → $815 (+9.5%)

Richwood

Population

4,4953,840

Median household income

$24,896$31,386

Median home value

$48,600$52,300

Median gross rent

$556$873

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)

	Richwood	West Monroe
Under 5	5.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.0%	16.9%
35 to 44	28.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	8.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.1%	6.3%
75 and over	2.2%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richwood	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	47.9%
Black or African American	75.8%	39.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richwood	West Monroe
No high school diploma	25.1%	14.9%
High school graduate	33.2%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richwood	West Monroe
Drove alone	74.6%	85.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	4.7%
Public transit	5.0%	0.8%
Walked	3.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richwood	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	63.3%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	13.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Richwood	West Monroe
Poverty rate	38.7%	26.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1991	1976