Westlake is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,664 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%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Westlake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Westlake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Westlake is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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).
