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Westerly town, Washington County, RI

23,318 Population
29.5 square miles 791.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 45.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Rhode Island: 40.5 ±0.2

Economics

$54,398 ±$2,850 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington County: $53,226 ±$1,473
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $45,919 ±$602
$90,933 ±$8,019 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $102,478 ±$3,373
  • a little higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $86,372 ±$1,274

6.2% ±1.6% (1,420  ±374) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 8% † 9,901 (±0.9% / ±1,114)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 10.9% 114,890 (±0.5% / ±4,854)

25.6 minutes ±1.7 (276,535  ±25,907) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 26.6 1,520,170 (±0.8 / ±60,655)
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,262,240 (±0.3 / ±179,773)

Families

10,657 ±321 Number of households
  • Washington County: 52,048 ±740
  • Rhode Island: 436,902 ±1,822
2.2 ±0.1 (22,984  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 2.4 123,071 (±0 / ±114)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,050,464

1.3% ±1.3% (51  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 3.1% † 893 (±1% / ±297)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,642 (±0.4% / ±970)

Housing

13,389 ±386 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 66,068 ±72
  • Rhode Island: 484,615 ±142

$420,700 ±$16,708 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $469,800 ±$8,557
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $368,800 ±$2,560

6.5% ±1.9% (1,505  ±444.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 8.6% 11,162 (±0.8% / ±1,054.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 121,232 (±0.4% / ±4,620.7)

Social

94.7% ±5.6% (17,271  ±1,116.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 95.3% 87,070 (±2.6% / ±2,340.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.5% 694,829 (±0.9% / ±6,617.3)
41.6% ±3.5% (7,594  ±675.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 50.5% 46,143 (±1.7% / ±1,567.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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% ±1.5% (1,170  ±360) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 4.7% 6,164
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 14.8% 162,413

7% ±1.7% (1,396  ±347) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.1% 6,674 (±0.6% / ±653)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Rhode Island: 5.4% 47,214 (±0.2% / ±1,530)
1,396 Total veterans ±347 1,300 Male ±321 96 Female ±83

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