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.

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.

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

The population of Westlake overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Westlake, 21.62% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Westlake in 2022 was $38,893, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,572 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 German, Irish, French Canadian, French, and English.

The most common language spoken in Westlake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).