Westport

Population: 250
Median household income: $48,214
Median home value: $131,300

Westport, a community in Essex County, New York, has 250 residents. At $48,214, its median household income sits below Essex County's $70,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Westport's population declined 32.1% from 368 to 250, while its median home value fell 3.2% from $135,700 to $131,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.6% of the population. 82.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 250
Median age: 61.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,214
Median home value: $131,300
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 358
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

368250

Median household income

$53,250$48,214

Median home value

$135,700$131,300

Median gross rent

$744$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	368	$53,250	$135,700	$744
2020	302	$46,250	$130,000	$770
2021	243	$56,875	$170,500	$807
2022	251	$47,500	$154,200	$818
2023	250	$48,214	$131,300	$861

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 174.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5418.8%

55 to 6421.2%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over20.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	2.4%
5 to 17	10	4.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	15	6.0%
35 to 44	27	10.8%
45 to 54	47	18.8%
55 to 64	53	21.2%
65 to 74	41	16.4%
75 and over	51	20.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	244	97.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	12.0%
High school graduate	85	36.3%
Some college or associate's	53	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	17	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	51	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	82	82.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	13.0%
Other means	2	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	31.0%
15 to 29 min	15	17.2%
30 to 44 min	11	12.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	34	39.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.30
Poverty rate: 36.4% (91 of 250)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	28.1%
Nonfamily households	128	71.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	178	49.7%
Vacant	180	50.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	141	79.2%
Renter-occupied	37	20.8%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	309	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39	10.9%
5 to 19 units	3	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3680764
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.36 sq mi
Water area: 1.28 sq mi
Center point: 44.1831, -73.4326