| Avondale, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Avondale |
| Coordinates: | 29.9044°N -90.2042°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.12 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3 |
| Population Total: | 4582 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 318.35 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 70094 |
| Area Code: | 504 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 22-03810 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 542944 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.43 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 824.55 |
Avondale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 4,582 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner metropolitan statistical area.
Avondale is located at [2] on the south side ("West Bank") of the Mississippi River. It is bordered to the west by Waggaman and to the east by Bridge City, while to the north, across the Mississippi, it is bordered by the city of Harahan. The closest road crossing of the Mississippi is the Huey P. Long Bridge 4miles northeast of Avondale, carrying U.S. Route 90. Downtown New Orleans is northeast of Avondale by road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Avondale CDP has a total area of 15.5km2, of which 14.4km2 are land and 1.1km2, or 7.23%, are water.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,894 | 41.34% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,444 | 31.51% | |
| Native American | 19 | 0.41% | |
| Asian | 494 | 10.78% | |
| Other/Mixed | 176 | 3.84% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 555 | 12.11% |
In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the CDP was 40.3% non-Hispanic white, 35.4% Black or African American, 15.9% Asian, 1.2% some other race, 0.2% two or more races, and 9.0% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. An estimated 14.0% of its population was foreign-born, and the median age was 36.7. Other than English, 8.3% of the population spoke Spanish, 16.4% Asian and Pacific Islander languages, and 1.8% other Indo-European languages. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulated a total racial and ethnic composition of 41.34% non-Hispanic whites, 31.51% Black or African Americans, 0.41% Native Americans, 10.78% Asians, 3.84% other races and ethnicities, and 12.11% Hispanic and Latino American of any race; the census estimates and tabulation have represented the diversification of the U.S. nationwide and its non-Hispanic white demographic decline.[5] [6] [7]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,503, up from $35,917 at the 2000 U.S. census; approximately 14.8% of the population lived at or below the poverty line, up from 17.3% in 2000.[8]
Jefferson Parish Public Schools operates public schools.[9]
Most areas of the CDP are zoned to:[10] Gilbert PreK-8 School,[11] [12] formerly Henry Ford Middle School until 2019.[13] A small section is zoned to Cherbonnier K-8 School.[11] [12] All residents are zoned to L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero.[14] In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy and Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy.[15]
Previously a portion of the community was zoned to Norbert Rillieux Elementary in Waggaman.[16] In 2012 the school board announced Rillieux was being considered for consolidation into Lucille Cherbonnier Elementary.[17] In the 2010s most residents were zoned to Catherine Strehle Elementary School in Avondale and some were zoned to Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School in Waggaman.[18] Ford MS served as the zoned middle school.[19]