Westport is a city of 5,915 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 97% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the city has roughly tripled, up 3,909 people. Households here earn about 82% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. At a median age of 44.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $131,908, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westport
What changed most since 1990
Population1,258 → 5,915(+370%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$513,855 → $580,000(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
White share100.0% → 93.0%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Westport's population equals 6.4% of Lincoln County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 13% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.3%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.8%(97)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 238 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Westport, decade by decade
Westport population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,258
$128,404
$513,855
46.2%
0.0
2000
2,006
$147,977
$452,135
47.7%
7.2
2010
4,026
$146,175
$643,904
52.0%
14.6
2020
5,705
$155,496
$541,297
49.9%
24.4
2024
5,915
$131,908
$580,000
45.4%
16.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
