Northwest Harbor vs West Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Northwest Harbor and West Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Hills has the higher population (5,138 vs 4,966 in Northwest Harbor). West Hills has the higher median household income ($183,375 vs $129,653 in Northwest Harbor). Northwest Harbor has the higher median home value ($1,328,200 vs $737,800 in West Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
Population	4,966	5,138
Median age	49.1 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$129,653	$183,375
Median home value	$1,328,200	$737,800
Median gross rent	$1,818	$2,736
Housing units	3,970	2,090
Homeownership rate	82.1%	94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.7%	70.2%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
Population	3,557 → 4,966 (+39.6%)	5,055 → 5,138 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$167,167 → $129,653 (-22.4%)	$135,843 → $183,375 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$933,100 → $1,328,200 (+42.3%)	$658,000 → $737,800 (+12.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,394 → $1,818 (+30.4%)	$2,750 → $2,736 (-0.5%)

Northwest Harbor

Population

3,5574,966

Median household income

$167,167$129,653

Median home value

$933,100$1,328,200

Median gross rent

$1,394$1,818

West Hills

Population

5,0555,138

Median household income

$135,843$183,375

Median home value

$658,000$737,800

Median gross rent

$2,750$2,736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
Under 5	9.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	7.7%	11.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	5.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	17.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	20.4%	20.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	16.9%
75 and over	9.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	80.7%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	29.3%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	19.4%	10.6%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	30.7%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
Drove alone	55.2%	61.2%
Carpooled	0.2%	3.2%
Public transit	4.9%	11.3%
Walked	3.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.7%	20.7%
Other means	2.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
1-unit, detached	89.7%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northwest Harbor	West Hills
Poverty rate	22.4%	4.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	36
Median year structure built	1986	1960