CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Westbury

New York · 13,060 residents · 2.34 sq mi

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With 13,060 people, Westbury is a city in New York. The typical home is worth $206,800. That is roughly 58% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The median household earns $52,114, about 73% above the national median. Median rent is $801 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,060

−8%vs 2000

vs 14,263 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

−1%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(692)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(698)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(777)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(844)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(980)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(2,071)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(2,024)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(1,681)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,303)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(1,250)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(601)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(139)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,114

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,032 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,404

−27%vs 2000

vs $28,018 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$206,800

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $221,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$801

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,050 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.5%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

18.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.6%(7,358)

Black21.8%(3,107)

Hispanic / Latino18.9%(2,689)

Asian4.7%(673)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.9%(9,516)

Black21.4%(2,789)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(1,065)

Asian3.4%(444)

Other2.4%(311)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American14.9%(2,349)

Salvadoran12.6%(1,995)

Mexican7.2%(1,142)

South American3.1%(483)

Puerto Rican3%(480)

Dominican2.9%(463)

Peruvian2%(318)

Guatemalan1.2%(182)

Honduran1.1%(167)

Cuban1%(164)

Colombian0.6%(88)

Ecuadorian0.3%(45)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(20)

Spaniard0.1%(15)

Venezuelan0.1%(12)

Panamanian0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.1%(802)

Chinese1.6%(249)

Filipino1.2%(196)

Korean0.8%(129)

Vietnamese0.6%(91)

Japanese0.5%(81)

Pakistani0.1%(19)

Ancestry

Italian15.7%(2,486)

Irish7.1%(1,120)

German4.6%(725)

West Indian4.2%(670)

Polish2.5%(400)

English2.4%(375)

Portuguese1.8%(282)

Haitian1.7%(270)

American1.7%(266)

Jamaican1.6%(251)

Arab1.2%(186)

Subsaharan African1.2%(182)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.9%(136)

Greek0.7%(113)

Guyanese0.7%(104)

Russian0.5%(84)

Brazilian0.5%(81)

Scottish0.4%(66)

Egyptian0.3%(50)

French Canadian0.3%(50)

Turkish0.3%(44)

Croatian0.3%(40)

French0.3%(40)

Ukrainian0.2%(39)

Canadian0.2%(35)

Dutch0.2%(27)

Belgian0.2%(26)

Danish0.2%(24)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(21)

Iranian0.1%(18)

Swedish0.1%(18)

Armenian0.1%(16)

Barbadian0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(12)

Nigerian0.1%(12)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Syrian0.1%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Kenyan0%(5)

Hungarian0%(4)

Latvian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.5%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 25.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.6%(2,476)

Married50.6%(3,420)

Widowed4.7%(320)

Divorced8.1%(547)

Women 15+

Never married33.8%(2,204)

Married49.8%(3,242)

Widowed10.3%(671)

Divorced6.1%(397)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−14.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.8%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 81.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.5%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)22.3%(75)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(75)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.6%(86)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 336 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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