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Westerly, RI

18,528 Population
15.8 square miles 1,170.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.5 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 40.6 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Rhode Island: 40.5 ±0.2

Economics

$47,826 ±$2,868 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $45,170 ±$442
  • a little higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $45,919 ±$602
$82,333 ±$8,839 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $85,646 ±$1,103
  • a little less than the amount in Rhode Island: $86,372 ±$1,274

6% ±1.8% (1,091  ±332) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 11.2% 180,736 (±0.4% / ±6,068)
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 114,890 (±0.5% / ±4,854)

24.6 minutes ±1.9 (218,685  ±26,072) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 26.5 19,574,960 (±0.2 / ±245,980)
  • a little less than the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,262,240 (±0.3 / ±179,773)

Families

8,543 ±379 Number of households
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 669,104 ±2,180
  • Rhode Island: 436,902 ±1,822
2.1 ±0.1 (18,253  ±651) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 2.4 1,614,754 (±0 / ±98)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,050,464

1.6% ±1.6% (51  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 4.7% 18,181 (±0.3% / ±1,153)
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,642 (±0.4% / ±970)

Housing

9,299 ±400 Number of housing units
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 728,781 ±197
  • Rhode Island: 484,615 ±142

$400,200 ±$19,372 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $385,900 ±$2,419
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $368,800 ±$2,560

7% ±2.3% (1,286  ±417.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 10.7% 177,302 (±0.3% / ±5,461.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 121,232 (±0.4% / ±4,620.7)

Social

94.1% ±5.7% (13,694  ±1,018.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 88.4% 1,047,758 (±0.7% / ±8,250.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.5% 694,829 (±0.9% / ±6,617.3)
38% ±3.7% (5,527  ±582.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 35% 415,014 (±0.4% / ±5,072.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Rhode Island: 37.3% 289,667 (±0.5% / ±4,173.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.6% ±1.9% (1,042  ±349) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 14.4% 240,268
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 14.8% 162,413

7.7% ±2.1% (1,239  ±347) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 5.4% 72,194 (±0.1% / ±1,816)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Rhode Island: 5.4% 47,214 (±0.2% / ±1,530)
1,239 Total veterans ±347 1,148 Male ±323 91 Female ±82

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