Leonville vs Washington

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

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

Leonville has the higher population (1,812 vs 864 in Washington). Leonville has the higher median household income ($42,188 vs $36,944 in Washington). Leonville has the higher median home value ($134,800 vs $115,300 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Leonville	Washington
Population	1,812	864
Median age	39.2 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	$36,944
Median home value	$134,800	$115,300
Median gross rent	$742	$618
Housing units	709	486
Homeownership rate	95.7%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leonville	Washington
Population	1,029 → 1,812 (+76.1%)	1,020 → 864 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$40,441 → $42,188 (+4.3%)	$23,333 → $36,944 (+58.3%)
Median home value	$79,700 → $134,800 (+69.1%)	$127,900 → $115,300 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $742 (+28.2%)	$450 → $618 (+37.3%)

Leonville

Population

1,0291,812

Median household income

$40,441$42,188

Median home value

$79,700$134,800

Median gross rent

$579$742

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)

	Leonville	Washington
Under 5	6.7%	23.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	7.8%
18 to 24	2.9%	14.4%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	2.3%
45 to 54	17.8%	5.9%
55 to 64	5.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.2%	7.5%
75 and over	2.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leonville	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	51.5%	28.5%
Black or African American	35.2%	59.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.0%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leonville	Washington
No high school diploma	14.3%	17.7%
High school graduate	56.1%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	7.4%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leonville	Washington
Drove alone	98.7%	87.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leonville	Washington
1-unit, detached	62.2%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Leonville	Washington
Poverty rate	17.3%	29.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	52
Median year structure built	1977	1966