Lawtell vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Lawtell and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lawtell has the higher population (1,044 vs 864 in Washington). Lawtell has the higher median household income ($49,274 vs $36,944 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($115,300 vs $24,300 in Lawtell).

Population, income & housing

	Lawtell	Washington
Population	1,044	864
Median age	53.9 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,274	$36,944
Median home value	$24,300	$115,300
Median gross rent	—	$618
Housing units	549	486
Homeownership rate	92.5%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawtell	Washington
Population	1,252 → 1,044 (-16.6%)	1,020 → 864 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$43,245 → $49,274 (+13.9%)	$23,333 → $36,944 (+58.3%)
Median home value	$96,200 → $24,300 (-74.7%)	$127,900 → $115,300 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$450 → $618 (+37.3%)

Lawtell

Population

1,2521,044

Median household income

$43,245$49,274

Median home value

$96,200$24,300

Washington

Population

1,020864

Median household income

$23,333$36,944

Median home value

$127,900$115,300

Median gross rent

$450$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawtell	Washington
Under 5	3.4%	23.7%
5 to 17	19.3%	7.8%
18 to 24	1.2%	14.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	17.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	2.3%
45 to 54	7.6%	5.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	25.7%	7.5%
75 and over	12.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawtell	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	28.5%
Black or African American	29.1%	59.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.8%	0.0%
Some other race	3.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawtell	Washington
No high school diploma	20.6%	17.7%
High school graduate	58.0%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawtell	Washington
Drove alone	57.9%	87.0%
Carpooled	26.8%	0.0%
Public transit	9.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawtell	Washington
1-unit, detached	77.4%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Lawtell	Washington
Poverty rate	18.5%	29.5%
Average household size	2.01	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	52
Median year structure built	1981	1966