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    Westerly, RI
    Demographic Data



    Westerly Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Westerly Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    23,288

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.1%
    5 - 17:
    10.3%
    18 - 24:
    8.4%
    25 - 34:
    10.9%
    35 - 54:
    20.3%
    55 - 64:
    19.7%
    Over 65 Years:
    26.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.2%
    3.2%
    95.2%
    95.2%
    45.8%
    45.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Westerly
    USA
    $59,151
    $59,151
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Westerly
    USA
    $98,875
    $98,875
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    5.2%

    Employment Industries

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    Education
    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Accommodation
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Construction
    Finance
    Arts
    Other
    Public Service
    12.9%
    12.9%
    12.5%
    12.5%
    11.6%
    11.6%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    9.8%
    9.8%
    9.3%
    9.3%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    89.9%
    89.9%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    Irish
    English
    German
    French
    French Canadian
    Polish
    Scottish
    Portuguese
    Swedish
    European
    Norwegian
    Lithuanian
    Russian
    Welsh
    Eastern European
    Swiss
    Romanian
    Dutch
    British
    27.6%
    27.6%
    21.7%
    21.7%
    17.7%
    17.7%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Polish
    Italian
    Spanish
    Chinese
    French
    German/Yiddish
    Portuguese
    Korean
    Russian
    Langs. of India
    Native American languages
    Other Indo-European
    Scandinavian languages
    African languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    93.1%
    93.1%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Westerly Residents

    5.1%

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