The Hammocks vs Westchester

A side-by-side comparison of The Hammocks and Westchester: population, income, housing, and more.

The Hammocks and Westchester are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Hammocks has the higher population (58,548 vs 53,082 in Westchester). The Hammocks has the higher median household income ($83,253 vs $75,905 in Westchester). Westchester has the higher median home value ($473,300 vs $437,700 in The Hammocks).

Population, income & housing

	The Hammocks	Westchester
Population	58,548	53,082
Median age	41.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,253	$75,905
Median home value	$437,700	$473,300
Median gross rent	$2,041	$1,734
Housing units	20,172	18,256
Homeownership rate	61.2%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	The Hammocks	Westchester
Population	61,516 → 58,548 (-4.8%)	29,778 → 53,082 (+78.3%)
Median household income	$70,014 → $83,253 (+18.9%)	$55,716 → $75,905 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$316,300 → $437,700 (+38.4%)	$332,600 → $473,300 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,758 → $2,041 (+16.1%)	$1,383 → $1,734 (+25.4%)

The Hammocks

Population

61,51658,548

Median household income

$70,014$83,253

Median home value

$316,300$437,700

Median gross rent

$1,758$2,041

Westchester

Population

29,77853,082

Median household income

$55,716$75,905

Median home value

$332,600$473,300

Median gross rent

$1,383$1,734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	The Hammocks	Westchester
Under 5	4.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	9.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	12.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	11.8%
75 and over	6.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	The Hammocks	Westchester
White (non-Hispanic)	12.8%	7.3%
Black or African American	4.1%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	79.0%	87.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	The Hammocks	Westchester
No high school diploma	9.3%	18.9%
High school graduate	25.9%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	The Hammocks	Westchester
Drove alone	78.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.4%
Public transit	1.8%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.0%	8.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	The Hammocks	Westchester
1-unit, detached	51.2%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	6.0%
20 or more units	8.8%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	The Hammocks	Westchester
Poverty rate	12.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.97	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1991	1971