Population & Demographics
Westerly, RI
Westerly is home to 18,411 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 9,098 resident workers commute each day.
18,411 residents
Median age 50.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Westerly population & demographics
Who lives in Westerly — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Westerly
How Westerly breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Westerly
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Westerly.
These figures are for Westerly proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Westerly commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Westerly
9,098 commutes, one dot at a time
Westerly
Where 9,098 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Westerly, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Westerly.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Westerly’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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