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.
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).
