Moss Bluff vs Westlake

A side-by-side comparison of Moss Bluff and Westlake: population, income, housing, and more.

Moss Bluff and Westlake are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moss Bluff has the higher population (11,451 vs 4,794 in Westlake). Moss Bluff has the higher median household income ($85,984 vs $67,691 in Westlake). Moss Bluff has the higher median home value ($242,300 vs $168,200 in Westlake).

Population, income & housing

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
Population	11,451	4,794
Median age	44.2 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$85,984	$67,691
Median home value	$242,300	$168,200
Median gross rent	$1,303	$960
Housing units	5,490	2,460
Homeownership rate	79.8%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
Population	11,055 → 11,451 (+3.6%)	4,727 → 4,794 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$54,788 → $85,984 (+56.9%)	$42,156 → $67,691 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$189,600 → $242,300 (+27.8%)	$114,400 → $168,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,303 (+52.2%)	$630 → $960 (+52.4%)

Moss Bluff

Population

11,05511,451

Median household income

$54,788$85,984

Median home value

$189,600$242,300

Median gross rent

$856$1,303

Westlake

Population

4,7274,794

Median household income

$42,156$67,691

Median home value

$114,400$168,200

Median gross rent

$630$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
Under 5	4.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	21.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	13.9%	12.5%
75 and over	6.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	76.8%
Black or African American	11.0%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
No high school diploma	7.6%	9.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
Drove alone	84.9%	74.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	2.6%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
1-unit, detached	61.1%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Moss Bluff	Westlake
Poverty rate	12.3%	10.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1996	1975