Woodmere, Louisiana
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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,<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> and 11,238 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
[edit]Woodmere is located on the east side of Jefferson Parish at Template:Coord (29.857588, -90.078051).<ref name="GR1" /> 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 Template:Convert by air south of downtown New Orleans but Template:Convert by road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Woodmere CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 5.03%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 2,899 | 1,081 | 697 | 22.20% | 8.95% | 6.20% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 8,494 | 9,602 | 8,909 | 65.05% | 79.49% | 79.28% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 28 | 33 | 18 | 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.16% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 781 | 504 | 407 | 5.98% | 4.17% | 3.62% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 16 | 13 | 57 | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.51% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 142 | 143 | 283 | 1.09% | 1.18% | 2.52% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 698 | 703 | 864 | 5.35% | 5.82% | 7.69% |
| Total | 13,058 | 12,080 | 11,238 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to the 2020 United States census, there were 11,238 people, 3,536 households, and 2,508 families residing in the CDP. In 2019, the American Community Survey estimated 10,173 people and 3,536 households lived in the CDP.<ref name=2020CensusP2/> The racial and ethnic makeup was 78.8% Black or African American, 10.7% non-Hispanic white, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.0% Asian, 0.9% some other race, 3.0% two or more races, and 10.7% Hispanic and Latino American of any race in 2019; and in 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 79.28% Black or African American, 6.2% non-Hispanic white, 0.16% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.62% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.03% multiracial or of another race, and 7.69% Hispanic and Latino American of any race.<ref name=2020CensusP2/> In 2019, the median household income was $54,363 and 19.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.
Education
[edit]Residents are assigned to schools in the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
For elementary school, much of Woodmere is zoned to:<ref>Template:Cite web
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Woodmere CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref> 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.<ref name=ESmap2023>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=MSMap2023>Template:Cite web</ref> All residents are zoned to John Ehret High School in Marrero.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.<ref>"Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones Template:Webarchive" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref>
Previously Woodmere and Janet were elementary schools,<ref>"Elementary School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana Template:Webarchive" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref> and all residents were zoned to then-Truman Middle School in Estelle (now it is K-8).<ref>"Middle School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana Template:Webarchive" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref> Previously some residents were zoned to Helen Cox High School in Harvey.<ref>"High School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana Template:Webarchive" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref>