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| Westwego |
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| Population 2000: | 10,763 |
| Population 2002: | 10,583 |
| Elevation: | 5 feet |
| Land area: | 3.2 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 3.1% (1.9% Latin America, 0.9% Asia) |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Industries: | Retail trade (15.0%), Construction (12.7%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Educational,health and social services (11.7%). |
| Population growth: | -180 (-1.67%) |
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| Races |
| 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% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 46.7% |
| Never married: | 27.1% |
| Divorced: | 14.1% |
| Widowed: | 8.4% |
| Separated: | 3.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $68,400 |
| Household income: | $27,218 |
| Resident age: | 34.7 years |
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| Westwego Compared to Louisiana State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 60.8% |
| Unemployed: | 7.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 5.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 1.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 229.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 196 (1815.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 45 (416.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 32 (296.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 25 (231.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 15 (138.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 2 (18.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| French: | 24.9% |
| United States: | 9.3% |
| Italian: | 7.3% |
| French Canadian: | 6.6% |
| German: | 6.1% |
| Irish: | 4.7% |