About Woodmere

Woodmere is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 13,102 people and just one neighborhood, Woodmere is the 41st largest community in Louisiana.

Woodmere is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Woodmere is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodmere who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.68%), sales jobs (12.59%), and healthcare (6.40%).

Because of many things, Woodmere is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Woodmere really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Woodmere perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Woodmere 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.

In Woodmere, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Woodmere is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Woodmere Information and Demographics

The education level of Woodmere citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.87% of adults in Woodmere have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Woodmere in 2000 was $14,494, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $57,976 for a family of four.

Woodmere is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Woodmere home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Woodmere is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Woodmere include French, English, and African.

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