Westwego, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

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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