One downside of living in West Haverstraw is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In West Haverstraw, the average commute to work is 30.38 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In West Haverstraw, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though West Haverstraw is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of West Haverstraw overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in West Haverstraw, 23.92% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West Haverstraw in 2022 was $34,493, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,972 for a family of four. However, West Haverstraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Haverstraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call West Haverstraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in West Haverstraw, accounting for 56.08% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West Haverstraw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Haverstraw include Italian, Irish, Haitian, German, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of West Haverstraw's cultural character, accounting for 24.77% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in West Haverstraw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
