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Westerly, RI

18,411 Population
15.8 square miles 1,162.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.4 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$53,043 ±$3,017 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $46,322 ±$491
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$95,207 ±$7,661 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $87,040 ±$849
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.7% ±1.4% (1,039  ±257) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 11.2% 182,805 (±0.3% / ±5,300)
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±2.2 (200,905  ±27,282) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 26.6 19,431,550 (±0.2 / ±214,901)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,282 ±410 Number of households
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 675,395 ±2,088
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (18,111  ±733) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 2.4 1,624,951 (±0 / ±101)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,057,168
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.2% ±2% (72  ±67) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 4.7% 18,299 (±0.3% / ±1,130)
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,028 ±409 Number of housing units
  • the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 730,957 ±275
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$448,800 ±$14,683 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: $422,500 ±$2,621
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.1% ±2.3% (1,301  ±426.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 10.4% 173,838 (±0.3% / ±5,100.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.6% ±6.1% (13,345  ±1,021.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 88.7% 1,060,709 (±0.7% / ±8,575.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.7% 703,088 (±0.9% / ±6,849.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.3% ±4.2% (6,112  ±638.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 35.4% 422,875 (±0.4% / ±5,223.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 37.7% 295,838 (±0.6% / ±4,306.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.9% ±1.8% (1,087  ±338) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 14.7% 247,840
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.5% ±1.7% (1,007  ±268) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area: 5.1% 69,438 (±0.2% / ±2,164)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,007 Total veterans ±268 942 Male ±272 65 Female ±59

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