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Westerly town, Washington County, RI

23,337 Population
29.5 square miles 791.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 44.9 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.1 ±0.2

Economics

$50,919 ±$2,434 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington County: $50,008 ±$1,260
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $43,324 ±$529
$88,289 ±$4,344 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $99,510 ±$3,981
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $81,370 ±$1,213

7% ±1.7% (1,613  ±388) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 7.9% † 9,753 (±1% / ±1,231)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,033 (±0.4% / ±4,599)

25.3 minutes ±1.3 (278,035  ±23,169) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 26.7 1,557,355 (±0.9 / ±67,456)
  • about the same as the figure in Rhode Island: 25.3 12,409,750 (±0.2 / ±155,612)

Families

10,434 ±423 Number of households
  • Washington County: 51,426 ±697
  • Rhode Island: 432,219 ±1,811
2.2 ±0.1 (23,002  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 2.4 123,110 (±0 / ±88)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,049,253

1.8% ±1.7% (74  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 3.5% † 1,017 (±1.1% / ±306)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.6% 11,791 (±0.4% / ±989)

Housing

13,416 ±451 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 65,689 ±70
  • Rhode Island: 483,053 ±207

$390,600 ±$15,657 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $436,000 ±$7,969
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $343,100 ±$2,810

6.7% ±1.9% (1,568  ±,431.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 9.2% 11,906 (±0.9% / ±1,108.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 121,695 (±0.4% / ±4,285.1)

Social

93% ±5.7% (16,574  ±1,108.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 94.9% 85,903 (±2.4% / ±2,200.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.4% 689,349 (±0.9% / ±6,651.6)
39.9% ±3.4% (7,114  ±,633.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 48.6% 43,972 (±1.6% / ±1,427.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 36.3% 279,825 (±0.5% / ±4,058.5)

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

5.5% ±1.6% (1,289  ±364) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 4.6% 5,958
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 14.4% 157,761

7.7% ±1.7% (1,523  ±327) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.5% 7,078 (±0.6% / ±679)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Rhode Island: 5.7% 50,470 (±0.2% / ±1,489)
1,523 Total veterans ±327 1,462 Male ±317 61 Female ±55

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