Seaford vs Westbury

A side-by-side comparison of Seaford and Westbury: population, income, housing, and more.

Seaford and Westbury are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Seaford has the higher population (15,884 vs 15,789 in Westbury). Seaford has the higher median household income ($156,488 vs $136,917 in Westbury). Seaford has the higher median home value ($631,000 vs $599,700 in Westbury).

Population, income & housing

	Seaford	Westbury
Population	15,884	15,789
Median age	40.4 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$156,488	$136,917
Median home value	$631,000	$599,700
Median gross rent	$2,612	$1,813
Housing units	5,379	5,431
Homeownership rate	93.4%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seaford	Westbury
Population	15,040 → 15,884 (+5.6%)	15,342 → 15,789 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$133,278 → $156,488 (+17.4%)	$101,250 → $136,917 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$481,900 → $631,000 (+30.9%)	$458,500 → $599,700 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,175 → $2,612 (+20.1%)	$1,838 → $1,813 (-1.4%)

Seaford

Population

15,04015,884

Median household income

$133,278$156,488

Median home value

$481,900$631,000

Median gross rent

$2,175$2,612

Westbury

Population

15,34215,789

Median household income

$101,250$136,917

Median home value

$458,500$599,700

Median gross rent

$1,838$1,813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seaford	Westbury
Under 5	3.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.0%
75 and over	7.2%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seaford	Westbury
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	31.9%
Black or African American	2.3%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	3.8%	10.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	37.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seaford	Westbury
No high school diploma	3.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	21.8%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seaford	Westbury
Drove alone	65.6%	67.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.6%
Public transit	17.2%	9.5%
Walked	0.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	9.9%	8.0%
Other means	0.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seaford	Westbury
1-unit, detached	93.2%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Seaford	Westbury
Poverty rate	3.1%	3.8%
Average household size	3.04	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	39	31
Median year structure built	1957	1955