Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Westlake is worth considering.
Being a small city, Westlake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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 2018 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).
