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Population (year 2000): 10,763. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,489 (-2.5% change)
Males: 5,113 (47.5%), Females: 5,650 (52.5%)
Jefferson County
Zip codes:
70094.
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $27,218 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,400 (year 2000)
Races in Westwego:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.9%)
- Black (20.0%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Vietnamese (1.2%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: French (24.9%), United States
(9.3%), Italian (7.3%), French Canadian (6.6%), German (6.1%),
Irish (4.7%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Westwego
- High school or higher: 60.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Westwego city
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 46.7%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 14.1%
3.1% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +183 (+1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Westwego:
- ADVANCE CARE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MARRERO, LA)
- WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
MARRERO, LA)
- COMMUNITY CARE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NEW ORLEANS,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Westwego:
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 10 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- LAKEFRONT (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
- STENNIS INTL (about 58 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Westwego:
- NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 7 miles; NEW ORLEANS,
LA; ID: 7N0)
- NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 10
miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 32 miles; RESERVE,
LA; ID: 1L0)
Amtrak station near Westwego:
- 6 miles: NEW ORLEANS (1001 LOYOLA AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Westwego:
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 4 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 4 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 5 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 6 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 11 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 12 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
Public primary/middle schools in Westwego:
- STELLA WORLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
663; Location: 801 SPARTANS DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 09)
- VIC A. PITRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
608; Location: 1525 SPRUCE STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- JOSHUA BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
604; Location: 300 FOURTH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- LIVE OAK MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
358; Location: 200 ACADIA DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- WESTWEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 537 AVENUE D; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Westwego:
- OUR LADY PROMPT SUCCOR SCHOOL (Students: 353;
Location: 531 AVENUE A; Grades: PK - 8)
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