Westlake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 31,856 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Westlake is the 42nd largest community in Ohio.

Westlake is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.46% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Westlake is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Westlake who work in management occupations (17.85%), sales jobs (14.15%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.66%).

Also of interest is that Westlake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Westlake is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Westlake 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, Westlake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Westlake 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.

Westlake Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Westlake. 45.31% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Westlake in 2000 was $37,142, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,568 for a family of four. However, Westlake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Westlake include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, Hungarian, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Westlake is English.