It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Westlake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Westlake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Westlake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Westlake may be for you.
Westlake is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Westlake who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.21% of the adults in Westlake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Westlake in 2022 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).
