Statewide Claims to Fame

Westwego is 10th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Westwego is 18th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Westwego is 19th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Current population (2012) 8,524 42nd 4,601,893 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3.1 93rd 43,203.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,746.7 19th 104.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Residents younger than 5 6.5% 85th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.6% 91st 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.5% 26th 12.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 67.7% 100th 81.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 5.4% 106th 21.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Race - White 74.0% 35th 63.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 20.2% 73rd 32.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.3% 10th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 70th 1.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 73rd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 26th 1.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.2% 26th 4.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 70.3% 35th 59.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Female residents 52.4% 39th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.8% 92nd 3.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Housing units 4,133 56th 1,978,848 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 29.2% 18th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 3,575 58th 1,675,097 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 59.6% 72nd 67.9% 66.1%
Home median value $129,600 54th $135,400 $186,200
People per household 2.4 84th 2.6 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Income per capita $19,609 73rd $23,853 $27,915
Income per household $34,467 85th $44,086 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.2% 37th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Westwego Rank Louisiana US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 619 78th 375,808 27,092,908
Retail sales $75,271 68th $56,543,203 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,373 58th $12,921 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $10,826 54th $9,729,869 $613,795,732

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