Elmwood vs Westwego

A side-by-side comparison of Elmwood and Westwego: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westwego has the higher population (8,382 vs 6,022 in Elmwood). Elmwood has the higher median household income ($83,268 vs $49,291 in Westwego). Elmwood has the higher median home value ($188,300 vs $168,600 in Westwego).

Population, income & housing

	Elmwood	Westwego
Population	6,022	8,382
Median age	33.3 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,268	$49,291
Median home value	$188,300	$168,600
Median gross rent	$1,474	$1,013
Housing units	4,017	4,425
Homeownership rate	13.5%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmwood	Westwego
Population	5,698 → 6,022 (+5.7%)	8,438 → 8,382 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$57,396 → $83,268 (+45.1%)	$30,126 → $49,291 (+63.6%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $188,300 (-10.2%)	$123,600 → $168,600 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,474 (+20.2%)	$895 → $1,013 (+13.2%)

Elmwood

Population

5,6986,022

Median household income

$57,396$83,268

Median home value

$209,800$188,300

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,474

Westwego

Population

8,4388,382

Median household income

$30,126$49,291

Median home value

$123,600$168,600

Median gross rent

$895$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmwood	Westwego
Under 5	3.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	36.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	17.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	16.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.9%
75 and over	2.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmwood	Westwego
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	63.0%
Black or African American	27.1%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	12.2%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmwood	Westwego
No high school diploma	1.7%	22.1%
High school graduate	7.2%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	29.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmwood	Westwego
Drove alone	82.7%	79.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	1.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmwood	Westwego
1-unit, detached	7.1%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	50.3%	12.4%
20 or more units	32.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmwood	Westwego
Poverty rate	5.8%	21.5%
Average household size	1.70	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1990	1970