PlainZIP

Westwego, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Westwego, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 31,669. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WESTWEGO-LA · Westwego, LA 1 ZIPs · 31,669 pop · #20513/25278 · Jefferson Parish

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,597
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20513/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marrero
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-SMALL 31,669
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,700

Nearest income peer: Marrero, LA (+ $1,288 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Westwego

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Westwego on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Westwego, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
31,669
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,597
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,597 average) · poverty 23.8%. The primary code (70094) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,186 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Louisiana, Port Sulphur is the closest lower-income city and Branch the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Westwego.

Population concentration

Westwego's single ZIP 70094 carries the town

Westwego is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 70094 is the entire residential footprint (31,669 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Westwego

Citywide ZBP: 281 establishments, 4,141 employees , annual payroll $299,625k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70094 (281 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (53) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Westwego, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson Parish, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Westwego. See the Jefferson Parish roll-up →

Westwego sits in the lower half of Jefferson Parish on income: New Orleans, Metairie and Kenner report more, and only Gretna reports less. Barataria marks the far end of that range at $78,869, 47% above Westwego.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70094 31,669 $53,597 281 345
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Westwego roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Westwego, .