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Westwego, LA

8,499 Population
3.1 square miles 2,727.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 36.6 ±0.1

Economics

$19,307 ±$2,537 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $30,294 ±$301
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $27,027 ±$183
$29,854 ±$5,090 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $51,449 ±$558
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $47,942 ±$363

28.5% ±6.4% (2,415  ±546) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 17.5% 217,618 (±0.4% / ±5,070)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 19.4% 878,394 (±0.3% / ±12,965)

20.4 minutes ±1.7 (63,535  ±9,433) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 25.9 14,394,945 (±0.2 / ±134,408)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.5 49,601,075 (±0.2 / ±399,492)

Families

3,415 ±277 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 480,838 ±2,120
  • Louisiana: 1,736,021 ±5,617
2.5 ±0.2 (8,494  ±24) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.6 1,240,937 (±0 / ±944)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,534,221 (±0)

9.8% ±5.4% (208  ±119) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 16,088 (±0.3% / ±942)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 60,877 (±0.2% / ±1,997)

Housing

4,105 ±317 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 556,563 ±413
  • Louisiana: 2,045,554 ±331

$125,500 ±$10,761 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $190,000 ±$1,387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $157,800 ±$675

13.4% ±4% (1,113  ±332.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 12.2% 152,131 (±0.3% / ±4,240.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 13% 600,360 (±0.2% / ±9,036.6)

Social

74.6% ±6% (4,456  ±465) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 86.6% 757,556 (±0.6% / ±5,593.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 84.8% 2,635,981 (±0.4% / ±11,821.8)
9.6% ±2.8% (570  ±168.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 29.8% 260,278 (±0.4% / ±3,265.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 23.7% 737,593 (±0.2% / ±7,032.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.6% ±4% (473  ±340) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 7.6% 95,510 (±0.2% / ±2,062)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.1% 193,205 (±0.1% / ±3,103)

4.8% ±1.4% (314  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 6.4% 62,727 (±0.2% / ±1,525)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 7.1% 250,497 (±0.1% / ±3,385)
314 Total veterans ±96 314 Male ±96 N/A Female ±17

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