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Westwego, LA

8,438 Population
3.1 square miles 2,708 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±5.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,337 ±$2,618 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $31,072 ±$312
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $27,923 ±$194
$30,126 ±$4,733 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $53,084 ±$591
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $49,469 ±$392

28.3% ±6.9% (2,381  ±580) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 17.3% 215,731 (±0.4% / ±5,119)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 19.2% 871,467 (±0.3% / ±12,866)

20.3 minutes ±1.2 (65,860  ±8,179) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 26.1 14,558,415 (±0.2 / ±147,528)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 50,112,660 (±0.2 / ±377,143)

Families

3,265 ±247 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 482,358 ±2,104
  • Louisiana: 1,739,497 ±5,804
2.6 ±0.2 (8,433  ±30) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.6 1,245,404 (±0 / ±912)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,299 (±0)

12.1% ±6.2% (241  ±129) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 15,803 (±0.3% / ±983)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 61,097 (±0.2% / ±2,174)

Housing

3,969 ±310 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 557,844 ±430
  • Louisiana: 2,059,918 ±324

$123,600 ±$9,082 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $197,800 ±$1,537
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $163,100 ±$677

14.1% ±5.3% (1,161  ±437.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 12.2% 153,375 (±0.4% / ±4,396.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 12.8% 589,150 (±0.2% / ±9,736.2)

Social

71.6% ±5.8% (4,130  ±441.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 86.9% 765,745 (±0.7% / ±5,890.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 85.2% 2,663,447 (±0.4% / ±11,873.5)
8.8% ±2.6% (510  ±156.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 30.4% 267,533 (±0.4% / ±3,313.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 24.1% 753,585 (±0.2% / ±6,078.1)

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

5.3% ±4.3% (449  ±359) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 7.6% 95,923 (±0.2% / ±2,308)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 194,206 (±0.1% / ±3,504)

5.5% ±2.1% (353  ±134) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 6.3% 62,168 (±0.2% / ±1,440)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.9% 243,335 (±0.1% / ±3,588)
353 Total veterans ±134 331 Male ±132 22 Female ±35

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