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Population (year 2000): 4,668. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,565 (-2.2% change)
Males: 2,237 (47.9%), Females: 2,431 (52.1%)
Zip code:
70669
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $34,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,700 (year 2000)
Races in Westlake:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
- Black (18.0%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (15.7%), German (12.7%),
Irish (12.2%), United States (10.1%), French Canadian (9.1%),
English (7.4%).
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Westlake
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Westlake city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 10.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -317 (-6.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Westlake:
- CHRISTUS ST PATRICK HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA)
- DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF LAKE CHARLES (about 5 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA)
- EXTENDED CARE OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (about 5 miles;
LAKE CHARLES, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Westlake:
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 10 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 10 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- POLK AAF (about 55 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Westlake:
- SOUTHLAND FIELD (about 12 miles; SULPHUR, LA; ID:
L75)
- DE QUINCY INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 20 miles; DE
QUINCY, LA; ID: 5R8)
- WELSH (about 31 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
Amtrak station near Westlake:
- 4 miles: LAKE CHARLES (433 RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Westlake:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 62 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 84
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
104 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 122 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 129 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 136 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
Public high school in Westlake:
- WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 520;
Location: 1000 GARDEN DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Westlake:
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 627;
Location: 1900 SAMPSON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- S. P. ARNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 400 SULPHUR AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WESTERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
353; Location: 1100 ELIZABETH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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