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Westerly town, Washington County, RI

23,333 Population
29.5 square miles 791.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.2 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 45.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$59,151 ±$3,070 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington County: $56,069 ±$1,428
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$98,875 ±$5,450 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $106,638 ±$2,789
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.2% ±1.2% (1,201  ±268) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington County: 8.2% † 10,152 (±0.9% / ±1,125)
  • about half the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.2 minutes ±2 (261,680  ±27,383) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 26 1,444,200 (±0.7 / ±57,095)
  • a little less than 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

10,498 ±378 Number of households
  • Washington County: 52,549 ±710
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (22,978  ±47) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 2.3 122,999 (±0 / ±51)
  • 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

1.8% ±1.6% (72  ±67) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 2.9% † 836 (±1% / ±290)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,090 ±384 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 66,385 ±65
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$466,600 ±$15,052 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $510,800 ±$16,509
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.3% ±1.9% (1,459  ±434.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 8.2% † 10,649 (±0.9% / ±1,106.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.2% ±6% (17,154  ±1,132.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 95.7% 88,027 (±2.5% / ±2,283.2)
  • 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)
45.9% ±3.9% (8,260  ±726.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 52.4% 48,185 (±1.7% / ±1,533.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 37.7% 295,838 (±0.6% / ±4,306.2)
  • about 1.3 times 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

5.1% ±1.4% (1,184  ±337) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 5% 6,560
  • about one-third of the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±1.5% (1,236  ±298) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.1% † 6,653 (±0.6% / ±668)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,236 Total veterans ±298 1,166 Male ±304 70 Female ±55

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