City safety & data profile

WesterlyRI

Westerly, RI is a 18K-resident city in Washington County with a median household income of $95,207.

Washington County, Rhode Island. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Westerly, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Westerly has a population larger than 38% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $448,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

18K
Population (place)
Bottom 39%
By size
$95,207
Median income (place)
$448,800
Median home (place)
5.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Westerly

Westerly posts a median household income higher than 65% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Westerly area.

Top 35%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Westerly

Where Westerly income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$95,207 Top 35% higher than 65% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Westerly $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in RI

Population among 11 RI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Providence is the largest RI city on this list; Westerly leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in RI

Median household income among the same 11-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Westerly posts the highest place-level median income in RI; Providence is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Westerly, RI beyond the headline numbers

Westerly sits inside Washington County, Rhode Island, at roughly 41.38°N, -71.83°W. Population 17,936, $95,207 median household income. Median home value $448,800, median rent $1,260. Poverty rate 5.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Westerly, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 5.7% of Westerly, RI residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in Westerly runs about 4.7 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 10.4% of Westerly workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 5.6% in Westerly, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

At 50.4 years, Westerly's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Westerly from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
17,936
Westerly · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$95,207
+6% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$448,800
+9% vs avg
Median Age (place)
50.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Washington County): Westerly's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
130K+3%
Median Income
$106,638+48%
Median Home Value
$510,800+59%
Poverty Rate
8.2%-8%
Unemployment
4.4%-39%

Economics

Economics indicators for Westerly, RI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,260/mo
Poverty Rate
5.7% -54% vs avg
Unemployment 2.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 43.3%
Work From Home 10.4%
Public Transit 0.6%

Population

White 88.7%
African American 0.6%
Asian 3.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
35.3%
Short Sleep Duration
33%
Obesity
28.4%
Physical Inactivity
20.4%
Binge Drinking
16.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.4%
Current Smoking
11.2%
Current Asthma
10.9%
Diabetes
9.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 72.5%
Annual Checkup 85.8%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
7%
Lack of Health Insurance
5.6%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
WESTERLY HOSPITAL
WESTERLY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Westerly?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Westerly right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet RI-WESTERLY · Westerly

Westerly: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Westerly; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Rhode Island state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Westerly, RI? ▼
Westerly, RI has a population of 17,936 people, located in Washington County, Rhode Island.
What is the median household income in Westerly? ▼
The median household income in Westerly, RI is $95,207 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 5.7%.
What is the median home value in Westerly? ▼
The median home value in Westerly, RI is $448,800. Median rent is $1,260/month.
What are the top health concerns in Westerly? ▼
The top health indicators in Westerly include High Blood Pressure (35.3%), Short Sleep Duration (33%), Obesity (28.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Westerly? ▼
Westerly has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Westerly? ▼
The median age in Westerly, RI is 50.4 years. 43.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Westerly, both outside Rhode Island so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside RI (5.7% here).

McKinney, TX 5.7% Cary, NC 5.7% Lee's Summit, MO 5.7% Schaumburg, IL 5.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside RI ($95,207 here).

Bonita Springs, FL $95,210 Tumwater, WA $95,212 Anaheim, CA $95,227 Washington, IL $95,179

Compare Westerly with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Ledyard, CT 15K New London, CT 27K Norwich, CT 40K South Kingstown, RI 31K Waterford, CT 19K Plainfield, CT 15K Montville Center, CT 20K Coventry, RI 36K
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Using Westerly's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Westerly area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Westerly against Rhode Island peers on any ranking lens. Explore Rhode Island

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Washington County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.