Madison Parish vs West Carroll Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Madison Parish and West Carroll Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

Madison Parish and West Carroll Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison Parish has the higher population (9,757 vs 9,622 in West Carroll Parish). West Carroll Parish has the higher median household income ($48,514 vs $37,267 in Madison Parish). West Carroll Parish has the higher median home value ($97,600 vs $90,600 in Madison Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
Population	9,757	9,622
Median age	34.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,267	$48,514
Median home value	$90,600	$97,600
Median gross rent	$625	$692
Housing units	4,388	4,691
Homeownership rate	56.4%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
Population	11,306 → 9,757 (-13.7%)	11,041 → 9,622 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$30,350 → $37,267 (+22.8%)	$38,500 → $48,514 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $90,600 (+16.0%)	$90,300 → $97,600 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $625 (+1.5%)	$547 → $692 (+26.5%)

Madison Parish

Population

11,3069,757

Median household income

$30,350$37,267

Median home value

$78,100$90,600

Median gross rent

$616$625

West Carroll Parish

Population

11,0419,622

Median household income

$38,500$48,514

Median home value

$90,300$97,600

Median gross rent

$547$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
Under 5	7.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.2%
75 and over	6.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	79.7%
Black or African American	62.6%	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
No high school diploma	23.9%	16.3%
High school graduate	35.2%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
Drove alone	83.7%	88.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.7%
Other means	3.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
1-unit, detached	70.4%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.6%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	32.7%

Poverty & households

	Madison Parish	West Carroll Parish
Poverty rate	36.7%	15.7%
Average household size	2.77	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1976	1978