Narragansett Pier vs Westerly

A side-by-side comparison of Narragansett Pier and Westerly: population, income, housing, and more.

Narragansett Pier and Westerly are places in Rhode Island. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Westerly has the higher population (18,528 vs 3,080 in Narragansett Pier). Westerly has the higher median household income ($82,333 vs $79,683 in Narragansett Pier). Narragansett Pier has the higher median home value ($771,800 vs $400,200 in Westerly).

Population, income & housing

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
Population	3,080	18,528
Median age	56.4 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,683	$82,333
Median home value	$771,800	$400,200
Median gross rent	$1,721	$1,243
Housing units	2,383	9,299
Homeownership rate	59.9%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.5%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
Population	3,594 → 3,080 (-14.3%)	17,553 → 18,528 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$58,875 → $79,683 (+35.3%)	$66,909 → $82,333 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$542,200 → $771,800 (+42.3%)	$294,600 → $400,200 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,328 → $1,721 (+29.6%)	$999 → $1,243 (+24.4%)

Narragansett Pier

Population

3,5943,080

Median household income

$58,875$79,683

Median home value

$542,200$771,800

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,721

Westerly

Population

17,55318,528

Median household income

$66,909$82,333

Median home value

$294,600$400,200

Median gross rent

$999$1,243

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
Under 5	2.2%	2.6%
5 to 17	5.9%	9.5%
18 to 24	13.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	4.2%	8.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	23.2%	19.4%
65 to 74	15.4%	15.8%
75 and over	12.4%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
No high school diploma	2.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	19.2%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31.9%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
Drove alone	68.9%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.2%
Public transit	3.6%	1.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.0%	7.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
1-unit, detached	59.1%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	22.4%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	8.2%
20 or more units	8.6%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Narragansett Pier	Westerly
Poverty rate	14.4%	6.0%
Average household size	1.87	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1973	1972