Avondale is acensus-designated place (CDP) inJefferson Parish,Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of theMississippi River. The population was 4,582 in 2020.^[2] It is part of theNew Orleans–Metairie–Kennermetropolitan statistical area.

Avondale, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Postcard photo of the Southern Pacific railroad barge Mastodon crossing the Mississippi River at Avondale, Louisiana. The railroad also had railroad ferries which worked in the San Francisco area for the same purpose.
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Coordinates:29°54′16″N90°12′15″W / 29.90444°N 90.20417°W /29.90444; -90.20417
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	5.99 sq mi (15.51 km2)
• Land	5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2)
• Water	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (0.9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,582
• Density	824.55/sq mi (318.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70094
Area code	504
FIPS code	22-03810
GNIS feature ID	542944

Avondale is located at29°54′16″N90°12′15″W / 29.90444°N 90.20417°W /29.90444; -90.20417^[3] on the south side ("West Bank") of the Mississippi River. It is bordered to the west byWaggaman and to the east byBridge City, while to the north, across the Mississippi, it is bordered by the city ofHarahan. The closest road crossing of the Mississippi is theHuey P. Long Bridge 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Avondale, carryingU.S. Route 90.Downtown New Orleans is 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Avondale by road.

According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the Avondale CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.5 km²), of which 5.6 square miles (14.4 km²) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km²), or 7.23%, are water.^[4]

According to the2020 United States census, there were 4,582 people, 1,729 households, and 1,239 families residing in the CDP. The 2019American Community Survey reported there were 5,321 people and 1,729 households residing in the census-designated place.^[9] Of the population in 2019, there were 1,729 households spread among 1,838 housing units. The average family size was 3.72.

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 thanEnglish, 8.3% of the population spokeSpanish, 16.4%Asian and Pacific Islander languages, and 1.8% otherIndo-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 itsnon-Hispanic white demographic decline.^[10][11][12]

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,503, up from $35,917 at the2000 U.S. census; approximately 14.8% of the population lived at or below the poverty line, up from 17.3% in 2000.^[13]

Jefferson Parish Public Schools operates public schools.^[14]

Most areas of the CDP are zoned to:^[15] GilbertPreK-8 School,^[16][17] formerlyHenry Ford Middle School until 2019.^[18] A small section is zoned to Cherbonnier K-8 School.^[16][17] All residents are zoned toL.W. Higgins High School inMarrero.^[19] In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy and Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy.^[20]

Previously a portion of the community was zoned to Norbert Rillieux Elementary in Waggaman.^[21] In 2012 the school board announced Rillieux was being considered for consolidation into Lucille Cherbonnier Elementary.^[22] 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 inWaggaman.^[23] Ford MS served as the zoned middle school.^[24]

• Avondale Louisiana Resource Guide
• Henry Ford Middle School
• Catherine Strehle Elementary School