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Westwego, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $174,551 (it was $66,100 in 2000)
Westwego:

$174,551
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,759 - $211,904

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $187,813
Here:

$187,813
State:

$273,555

Total population: 8,545 (All urban)

Houses: 4,539 (4,062 occupied: 1,906 owner occupied, 2,153 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

53%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,425 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,027,267.

Median contract rent in 2022: $805 (lower quartile is $535, upper quartile is $966)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $234


Median gross rent in Westwego, LA in 2022: $940

Housing units in Westwego with a mortgage: 929 (27 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $77,245

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $50,519

Median monthly housing costs: $863

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Westwego, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1973

Median year apartment built: 1968

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,266
  • Male householders: 1,829 (490 living alone), Female householders: 2,116 (697 living alone)
  • 1,205 spouses (1,193 opposite-sex spouses), 517 unmarried partners, (453 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,145 children (2,027 natural, 0 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 0 foster children, 90 other relatives, 174 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4

Size of family households: 1,238 2-persons, 647 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,307 1-person, 523 2-persons, 34 3-persons.

398 married couples with children.
669 single-parent households (196 men, 473 women).

92.6% of residents of Westwego speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 241 (2.9%)
(110.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Westwego, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Westwego, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 481 bedroom
  • 5162 bedrooms
  • 1,0603 bedrooms
  • 2714 bedrooms
  • 115+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westwego, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westwego, Louisiana
  • 153no bedroom
  • 5621 bedroom
  • 1,0722 bedrooms
  • 3143 bedrooms
  • 334 bedrooms
  • 195+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Westwego in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Westwego in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 128no vehicle
  • 5881 vehicle
  • 8732 vehicles
  • 2253 vehicles
  • 934 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Westwego in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Westwego in renter-occupied apartments
  • 511no vehicle
  • 1,1291 vehicle
  • 4392 vehicles
  • 743 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Westwego, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Westwego, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 312 rooms
  • 573 rooms
  • 3194 rooms
  • 6525 rooms
  • 4366 rooms
  • 2557 rooms
  • 1058 rooms
  • 509+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westwego, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westwego, Louisiana
  • 1531 room
  • 642 rooms
  • 5773 rooms
  • 6464 rooms
  • 4795 rooms
  • 1606 rooms
  • 557 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 199+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Westwego city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Westwego, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Westwego, LA in 2022
  • 444Less than $10,000
  • 487$10,000 to $19,999
  • 556$20,000 to $29,999
  • 429$30,000 to $39,999
  • 453$40,000 to $49,999
  • 377$50,000 to $59,999
  • 536$60,000 to $74,999
  • 309$75,000 to $99,999
  • 71$100,000 to $124,999
  • 152$125,000 to $149,999
  • 147$150,000 to $199,999
  • 125$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Westwego, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Westwego, LA in 2022
  • 17$15,000 to $19,999
  • 9$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 68$60,000 to $69,999
  • 132$70,000 to $79,999
  • 34$80,000 to $89,999
  • 15$90,000 to $99,999
  • 218$100,000 to $124,999
  • 247$125,000 to $149,999
  • 395$150,000 to $174,999
  • 101$175,000 to $199,999
  • 180$200,000 to $249,999
  • 85$250,000 to $299,999
  • 107$300,000 to $399,999
  • 70$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Westwego, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Westwego, LA in 2022
  • 71$100 to $149
  • 66$200 to $249
  • 20$350 to $399
  • 129$400 to $449
  • 48$450 to $499
  • 212$500 to $549
  • 195$550 to $599
  • 20$600 to $649
  • 142$650 to $699
  • 74$700 to $749
  • 152$750 to $799
  • 271$800 to $899
  • 306$900 to $999
  • 227$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7$1,250 to $1,499
  • 15$1,500 to $1,999
  • 219No cash rent
Work and jobs in Westwego: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.6%
Number of people working at home: 233 (6.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 78
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 161
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 478
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 840
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 606
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 168
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 611
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 9
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 114
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 62
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 19
  • 90 or more minutes: 44
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Westwego

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,904 (83.1%)
  • Carpooled: 95 (4.1%)
  • Taxi: 110 (4.8%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0.2%)
  • Worked at home: 233 (10.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.7%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 18.0%Females
Races in Westwego detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Westwego, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Westwego, Louisiana
  • 152010 or later
  • 592000 to 2009
  • 911990 to 1999
  • 531980 to 1989
  • 791970 to 1979
  • 65Before 1970
Ancestries in Westwego, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • French: 619 (14.2%)
  • Italian: 584 (13.4%)
  • Cajun: 232 (5.3%)
  • American: 185 (4.3%)
  • Irish: 184 (4.2%)
  • English: 178 (4.1%)
  • German: 178 (4.1%)
  • Lebanese: 150 (3.5%)
  • French Canadian: 117 (2.7%)
  • Welsh: 41 (0.9%)
  • European: 21 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 13 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 12 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 10 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 1 (0.02%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam
Westwego:

40.7% (114)
Louisiana:

9.2% (18,115)

Cuba
Westwego:

25.4% (71)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,172)

Lebanon
Westwego:

15.0% (42)
Louisiana:

0.3% (677)

Philippines
Westwego:

12.9% (36)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,086)

Honduras
Westwego:

2.1% (6)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 6,934
  • Other state: 1,111
  • Northeast: 161
  • Midwest: 258
  • South: 570
  • West: 123

82.6% of Westwego residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75.3% lived in Louisiana.


Westwego:

82.6%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 112
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 34
  • 7th and 8th grade: 81
  • 9th grade: 89
  • 10th grade: 82
  • 11th grade: 42
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 180
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 984
  • Less than 1 year of college: 242
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 348
  • Associate degree: 211
  • Bachelor's degree: 356
  • Master's degree: 48
  • Professional school degree: 72
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 122
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 28
  • 7th and 8th grade: 170
  • 9th grade: 84
  • 10th grade: 126
  • 11th grade: 97
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 89
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,466
  • Less than 1 year of college: 199
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 172
  • Associate degree: 214
  • Bachelor's degree: 211
  • Master's degree: 210
  • Professional school degree: 19
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Westwego marital status for males
Westwego marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,922
  • One, attached: 280
  • Two: 438
  • 3 or 4: 252
  • 5 to 9: 307
  • 10 to 19: 283
  • 20 to 49: 37
  • 50 or more: 18
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Westwego
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Westwego, LA
  • 63.9%Utility gas
  • 34.7%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Westwego, LA
  • 75.3%Electricity
  • 24.6%Utility gas
  • 0.1%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here:

3.8%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28
Here:

15.8%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 289
Here:

57.0%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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