Woodmere

Population: 11,775
Median household income: $73,615
Median home value: $187,000

Woodmere is a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, home to 11,775 residents. At $73,615, its median household income sits above Jefferson Parish's $65,246.

From 2019 to 2023, Woodmere's population grew 15.7% from 10,173 to 11,775, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $133,200 to $187,000.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,775
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,615
Median home value: $187,000
Median gross rent: $1,374
Housing units: 4,299
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,17311,775

Median household income

$54,363$73,615

Median home value

$133,200$187,000

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,374

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,173	$54,363	$133,200	$1,088
2020	10,908	$49,710	$139,500	$1,118
2021	11,343	$59,232	$157,300	$1,218
2022	11,661	$70,087	$171,300	$1,300
2023	11,775	$73,615	$187,000	$1,374

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	837	7.1%
5 to 17	2,029	17.2%
18 to 24	956	8.1%
25 to 34	1,738	14.8%
35 to 44	1,624	13.8%
45 to 54	1,336	11.3%
55 to 64	1,463	12.4%
65 to 74	1,408	12.0%
75 and over	384	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	711	6.0%
Black or African American	9,447	80.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	418	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	189	1.6%
Two or more races	123	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	878	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,539	19.4%
High school graduate	2,369	29.8%
Some college or associate's	2,856	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	695	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	494	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,645	74.5%
Carpooled	649	13.3%
Public transit	45	0.9%
Walked	28	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	279	5.7%
Other means	245	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,046	22.7%
15 to 29 min	1,545	33.5%
30 to 44 min	1,268	27.5%
45 to 59 min	366	7.9%
60+ min	387	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,504 of 11,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,095	77.7%
Nonfamily households	886	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,981	92.6%
Vacant	318	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,203	80.5%
Renter-occupied	778	19.5%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,766	87.6%
1-unit, attached	138	3.2%
2 to 4 units	309	7.2%
5 to 19 units	32	0.7%
20 or more units	1	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2283002
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 29.8387, -90.0774