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Westlake, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Westlake is a Census city of 4,237 people across 6.37 square miles of land, in Palm Beach County. Median household income is $131,925, 98.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $821,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Westlake
What Westlake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.37 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land666
- County holding the largest share of its areaPalm Beach County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Westlake
- Population4,237
- Median age37.5
- Population under 181,191 plus or minus 268
- Share under 1828.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over348 plus or minus 125
- Share 65 and over8.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Households1,455
- Family households1,211
- Share of households that are families83.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Westlake
- Median household income$131,925
- Per capita income$63,694
- Civilian labor force2,233
- Employed2,170
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 62
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over2,837
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Westlake
- Housing units1,467
- Occupied units1,455
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied1,438
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate98.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$649,700
- Single family units1,445
- Share single family98.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built2021
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Westlake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,767
- Commuting under 15 minutes99 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,452 plus or minus 341
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more82.2 percent
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Westlake (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$821,500
- Average approval$91,278
- Median approval$35,000
- Largest approval$393,000
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval3.1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westlake, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Westlake (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$4,999,000
- Average approval$4,999,000
- Median approval$4,999,000
- Largest approval$4,999,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westlake, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Westlake
- NFIP communityCity of Westlake
- NFIP community number120018
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Westlake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120018 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Palm Beach County, not Westlake
Palm Beach County context, not Westlake figures
- Establishments in Palm Beach County55,803
- Covered employment, Palm Beach County666,889
- Average annual pay, Palm Beach County$77,246
- Housing units permitted, Palm Beach County4,089
Every figure in this section is published for Palm Beach County as a whole and is not a measurement of Westlake.
All Palm Beach County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Westlake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Westlake, Florida?
4,237, in 1,455 households. Westlake city covers 6.37 square miles of land, which is 666 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Westlake in?
Palm Beach County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Westlake?
$131,925. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $649,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Westlake businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $821,500 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $35,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $5.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westlake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Westlake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Westlake. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Westlake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Westlake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Westlake, city of, community 120018, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Westlake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Palm Beach County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Westlake.
Is zoning published for Westlake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.