Westlake is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,663 people and two associated neighborhoods, Westlake is the 95th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities, Westlake isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Westlake are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Westlake is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westlake who work in teaching (15.90%), sales jobs (11.85%), and office and administrative support (7.56%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Westlake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Westlake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Westlake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Westlake may be for you. Being a small city, Westlake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Westlake is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.21% of adults 25 and older in Westlake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Westlake in 2022 was $32,083, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,332 for a family of four. However, Westlake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Westlake is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Westlake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westlake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Westlake include French Canadian, German, Irish, French, and English. The most common language spoken in Westlake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).
