Westerly

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.

Rhode IslandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
18,411
people
Population

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.

Population
18,411
Median age
50.4yrs
Median household income
$95,207
Median home value
$448,800
Median gross rent
$1,260/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.3%
Poverty rate
5.7%

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).

White88.2%
Two or more races4.0%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Asian3.1%
Some other race0.8%
Black0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

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.

Westerly at a glance
Employed Residents
9,098
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
27.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Groton
Excludes local — most work in-city

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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Commute Score

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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

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Westerly, by worker count.

1Westerly0.0 mi2,491
2Groton13.5 mi586
3Providence37.2 mi408
4Warwick31.2 mi266
5Pawcatuck1.3 mi194
6Cranston33.2 mi193
7New London15.0 mi168
8Wakefield-Peace Dale17.2 mi168

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Westerly.

1Westerly0.0 mi2,491
2Pawcatuck1.3 mi329
3Warwick31.2 mi203
4Bradford3.9 mi147
5Ashaway3.8 mi127
6Cranston33.2 mi96
7Wakefield-Peace Dale17.2 mi77
8Providence37.2 mi76

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%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.0%
RTRetail Trade15.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.8%
EDEducational Services9.8%
MFManufacturing7.8%
COConstruction4.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.5%
Connectivity

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