Westlake Village is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,694 people and two associated neighborhoods, Westlake Village is the 446th largest community in California. Westlake Village home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Westlake Village real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Westlake Village is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Westlake Village is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westlake Village who work in management occupations (16.60%), sales jobs (14.62%), and business and financial occupations (10.90%). Of important note, Westlake Village is also a city of artists. Westlake Village has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Westlake Village’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.56% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Westlake Village is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.If knowledge is power, Westlake Village is a pretty powerful place. 68.79% of the adults in Westlake Village have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Westlake Village in 2022 was $99,908, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $399,632 for a family of four. Westlake Village is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Westlake Village home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westlake Village residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Westlake Village include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Iranian. In addition, Westlake Village has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.94%). The most common language spoken in Westlake Village is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
