Avondale

Population: 5,200
Median household income: $47,561
Median home value: $143,900

Avondale is a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, home to 5,200 residents. The median household income of $47,561 is below the Jefferson Parish median ($65,246).

Between 2019 and 2023, Avondale's population declined 2.3% from 5,321 to 5,200, while its median home value rose 59.4% from $90,300 to $143,900.

Households average 2.98 people. The median gross rent is $1,411.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,200
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,561
Median home value: $143,900
Median gross rent: $1,411
Housing units: 1,837
Homeownership rate: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 12.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3215,200

Median household income

$40,503$47,561

Median home value

$90,300$143,900

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,411

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,321	$40,503	$90,300	$1,165
2020	4,889	$49,773	$98,100	$1,132
2021	4,969	$44,655	$100,100	$1,183
2022	4,870	$53,144	$123,500	$1,287
2023	5,200	$47,561	$143,900	$1,411

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	6.1%
5 to 17	1,135	21.8%
18 to 24	411	7.9%
25 to 34	728	14.0%
35 to 44	696	13.4%
45 to 54	484	9.3%
55 to 64	503	9.7%
65 to 74	575	11.1%
75 and over	351	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,153	41.4%
Black or African American	1,694	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	384	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.6%
Two or more races	163	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	775	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.5%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	818	24.5%
High school graduate	1,090	32.7%
Some college or associate's	1,006	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	246	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	177	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,623	80.5%
Carpooled	344	17.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	1.8%
Other means	11	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	468	23.7%
15 to 29 min	745	37.7%
30 to 44 min	562	28.4%
45 to 59 min	93	4.7%
60+ min	110	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 32.0% (1,594 of 4,988)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,236	70.9%
Nonfamily households	507	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,743	94.9%
Vacant	94	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,491	85.5%
Renter-occupied	252	14.5%

1-unit, detached94.6%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,738	94.6%
1-unit, attached	20	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	30	1.6%
Mobile home & other	42	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2203810
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 29.9010, -90.1970