Westerly

Population: 18,528
Median household income: $82,333
Median home value: $400,200

Westerly is a community in Washington County, Rhode Island, home to 18,528 residents. At $82,333, its median household income sits below Washington County's $102,478.

From 2019 to 2023, Westerly's population grew 5.6% from 17,553 to 18,528, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $294,600 to $400,200.

The median resident is 53.5 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,528
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,333
Median home value: $400,200
Median gross rent: $1,243
Housing units: 9,299
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,55318,528

Median household income

$66,909$82,333

Median home value

$294,600$400,200

Median gross rent

$999$1,243

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,553	$66,909	$294,600	$999
2020	17,842	$75,200	$307,700	$1,063
2021	18,241	$79,565	$327,200	$1,162
2022	18,272	$86,343	$377,000	$1,283
2023	18,528	$82,333	$400,200	$1,243

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	478	2.6%
5 to 17	1,763	9.5%
18 to 24	1,733	9.4%
25 to 34	2,017	10.9%
35 to 44	1,487	8.0%
45 to 54	2,284	12.3%
55 to 64	3,598	19.4%
65 to 74	2,922	15.8%
75 and over	2,246	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,611	89.7%
Black or African American	189	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	530	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	578	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	590	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	860	5.9%
High school graduate	4,647	31.9%
Some college or associate's	3,520	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,155	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,372	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,789	81.2%
Carpooled	694	7.2%
Public transit	92	1.0%
Walked	237	2.5%
Bicycle	42	0.4%
Worked from home	696	7.3%
Other means	40	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,590	40.4%
15 to 29 min	2,447	27.5%
30 to 44 min	1,633	18.4%
45 to 59 min	498	5.6%
60+ min	726	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 6.0% (1,091 of 18,319)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,171	60.5%
Nonfamily households	3,372	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,543	91.9%
Vacant	756	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,148	72.0%
Renter-occupied	2,395	28.0%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units22.4%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,498	59.1%
1-unit, attached	385	4.1%
2 to 4 units	2,079	22.4%
5 to 19 units	761	8.2%
20 or more units	559	6.0%
Mobile home & other	17	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4476820
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.69 sq mi
Center point: 41.3733, -71.8068