Moving to Westwego, Louisiana

About Westwego, Louisiana
Westwego

Westwego is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Jefferson Parish. It is a suburban community of New Orleans in the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area and lies along the west bank of the Mississippi River. The population of the city of Westwego was 8,568 at the 2020 United States census.

Gender
Gender Westwego Louisiana Country
Female 53.5% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 46.5% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Westwego Louisiana Country
Less than $10,000 9% 8.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.1% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 22.1% 12.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.2% 10.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.8% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.4% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 7.2% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.5% 5.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.7% 4.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Westwego Louisiana Country
< 9th Grade 8% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 22% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 40% 33% 27.0%
Other College 16% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 4% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 7% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 2% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Westwego Louisiana Country
White 64.6% 58.3% 60.1%
African American 18.1% 31.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 4.7% 1.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.9% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 10.2% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity