Westlake is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,573 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Westlake is the 127th largest community in Louisiana.

Westlake is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Westlake is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Westlake who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.75%), sales jobs (14.48%), and personal care services (8.73%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Westlake are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.79 minutes getting to work every day.

Westlake is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Westlake isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.84% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small city, Westlake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Westlake Information and Demographics

In Westlake, just 8.69% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Westlake in 2000 was $17,569, 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 $70,276 for a family of four.

Westlake is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Westlake home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Westlake is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Westlake include French, German, Acadian-Cajun, Irish, English, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Westlake is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.