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, and 11,238 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Woodmere is located on the east side of Jefferson Parish at 29.8575°N, -90.07806°W (29.857588, -90.078051). 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 mi by air south of downtown New Orleans but 11 mi by road. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Woodmere CDP has a total area of 10.0 sqkm, of which 9.5 sqkm are land and 0.5 sqkm, or 5.03%, are water.

Demographics

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

Education

Residents are assigned to schools in the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system. For elementary school, much of Woodmere is zoned to: 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. 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. All residents are zoned to John Ehret High School in Marrero. In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy. Previously Woodmere and Janet were elementary schools, and all residents were zoned to then-Truman Middle School in Estelle (now it is K-8). Previously some residents were zoned to Helen Cox High School in Harvey.