Woodmere, Louisiana

Woodmere, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Woodmere, Louisiana Location of Woodmere in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°51′27″N 90°04′41″W / 29.85750°N 90.07806°W / 29.85750; -90.07806
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	3.85 sq mi (9.96 km2)
• Land	3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,238
• Density	3,077.6/sq mi (1,188.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70058
Area code	504
FIPS code	22-83002
GNIS feature ID	1852438

Woodmere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,080 at the 2010 census,^[2] and 11,238 at the 2020 census.^[3] It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

Woodmere is located on the east side of Jefferson Parish at 29°51′27″N 90°4′41″W / 29.85750°N 90.07806°W / 29.85750; -90.07806 (29.857588, -90.078051).^[2] It is bordered to the northeast by Harvey and to the southwest by Estelle. At its southeast corner it touches the community of Belle Chasse in Plaquemines Parish. The eastern border of Woodmere is the Harvey Canal. It is 6 miles (10 km) by air south of downtown New Orleans but 11 miles (18 km) by road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Woodmere CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.0 km²), of which 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), or 5.03%, are water.^[4]

Woodmere was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.^[6]

As of the 2020 census, Woodmere had a population of 11,238. The median age was 37.5 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.6 males age 18 and over.^[10][11]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.^[12]

There were 3,770 households in Woodmere, including 2,508 families, of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.0% were married-couple households, 14.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[10]

There were 3,943 housing units, of which 4.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.^[10]

In 2019, the median household income was $54,363 and 19.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.

Residents are assigned to schools in the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system.^[13]

For elementary school, much of Woodmere is zoned to:^[14] Woodmere K-8 School. Some portions are zoned to Congetta Trippe Janet K-8 in Estelle, and others are zoned to Ella C. Pittman Elementary in Marrero.^[15] For middle school, most residents are zoned to Woodmere K-8, while some are zoned to Janet K-8, and some are zoned to Marrero Middle School.^[16] All residents are zoned to John Ehret High School in Marrero.^[17]

In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.^[18]

Previously Woodmere and Janet were elementary schools,^[19] and all residents were zoned to then-Truman Middle School in Estelle (now it is K-8).^[20] Previously some residents were zoned to Helen Cox High School in Harvey.^[21]