Demographics of Westerly town, Rhode Island

Westerly town, Rhode Island had 23,139 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −188 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westerly town, in four figures

23,139
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,333 ±47.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −188 people.; 52.2 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,875 ±$5,450
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Westerly town, Rhode Island's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westerly town, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Westerly town, Rhode Island's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westerly town, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,327	100.0	100.0
2021	23,508	100.8	100.2
2022	23,331	100.0	100.7
2023	23,257	99.7	101.6
2024	23,217	99.5	102.5
2025	23,139	99.2	103.1

Population of Westerly town, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,327	—
2021	23,508	+181
2022	23,331	−177
2023	23,257	−74
2024	23,217	−40
2025	23,139	−78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.2 ±2.4: for men 47.6 ±2.8 and for women 54.9 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westerly town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	955 ±271	4.1% ±1.2	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,396 ±411	10.3% ±1.8	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,966 ±472	8.4% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,753 ±610	20.4% ±2.6	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,099 ±660	30.4% ±2.8	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,164 ±614	26.4% ±2.6	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,875 ±$5,450, and income per person $59,151 ±$3,070, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Westerly town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	1,156 ±305	11.0% ±2.9	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	963 ±252	9.2% ±2.4	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,513 ±284	14.4% ±2.7	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,680 ±311	16.0% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,102 ±395	20.0% ±3.7	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,238 ±304	11.8% ±2.9	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,846 ±293	17.6% ±2.7	13.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Westerly town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	1,201 ±268	5.2% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	19 to 155	0.6% to 4.6%	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	574 ±215	5.0% ±1.9	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	540 ±209	6.5% ±2.4	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Westerly town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westerly town	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	13,090 ±384	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.2% ±1.7	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.8% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.7% ±2.6	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.3% ±3.7	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$466,600 ±$15,052	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,257 ±$131	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1962 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Westerly town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	284 to 922	1.2% to 4.0%	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,981 ±495	89.9% ±2.1	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	29 to 219	0.1% to 0.9%	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	630 ±213	2.7% ±0.9	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	45 to 305	0.2% to 1.3%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	817 ±263	3.5% ±1.1	4.9% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Westerly town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	11,710 ±754	50.2% ±3.2	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,165 ±717	43.6% ±3.1	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	103 to 445	0.4% to 1.9%	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,184 ±337	5.1% ±1.4	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	707 ±275	3.0% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	208 to 746	0.9% to 3.2%	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Westerly town among the places and towns of Rhode Island

15th of 44 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Places of Rhode Island near Westerly town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Kingstown town	32,073 ±23
West Warwick town	31,173 ±26
Johnston town	29,835 ±27
North Kingstown town	27,859 ±28
Newport city	24,874 ±26
Westerly town	23,333 ±47
Lincoln town	22,864 ±45
Central Falls city	22,701 ±43
Smithfield town	22,233 ±33
Bristol town	22,220 ±24
Westerly CDP	18,411 ±732

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026