Waggaman vs Westwego

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

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

Waggaman has the higher population (10,617 vs 8,382 in Westwego). Waggaman has the higher median household income ($59,566 vs $49,291 in Westwego). Westwego has the higher median home value ($168,600 vs $158,500 in Waggaman).

Population, income & housing

	Waggaman	Westwego
Population	10,617	8,382
Median age	38.4 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,566	$49,291
Median home value	$158,500	$168,600
Median gross rent	$1,417	$1,013
Housing units	4,087	4,425
Homeownership rate	69.6%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waggaman	Westwego
Population	10,017 → 10,617 (+6.0%)	8,438 → 8,382 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$46,075 → $59,566 (+29.3%)	$30,126 → $49,291 (+63.6%)
Median home value	$112,800 → $158,500 (+40.5%)	$123,600 → $168,600 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,417 (+26.9%)	$895 → $1,013 (+13.2%)

Waggaman

Population

10,01710,617

Median household income

$46,075$59,566

Median home value

$112,800$158,500

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,417

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)

	Waggaman	Westwego
Under 5	4.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	22.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	17.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.9%
75 and over	5.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waggaman	Westwego
White (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	63.0%
Black or African American	72.7%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waggaman	Westwego
No high school diploma	18.3%	22.1%
High school graduate	36.3%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waggaman	Westwego
Drove alone	79.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	12.9%	10.0%
Public transit	0.9%	2.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.0%
Other means	0.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waggaman	Westwego
1-unit, detached	95.9%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Waggaman	Westwego
Poverty rate	26.5%	21.5%
Average household size	2.82	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1981	1970