Westmere is a city of 8,334 people in New York. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 25%. There are 2,630 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,378, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westmere
What changed most since 1990
White share92.8% → 55.6%(−37.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$280,568 → $313,400(+12%)US over the same years: +67%
Asian share2.2% → 14.9%(+12.7 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Westmere's population equals 2.6% of Albany County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.5% 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)15.8%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46%(64)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.8%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 139 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
Westmere, decade by decade
Westmere 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
6,750
$97,904
$280,568
37.8%
17.2
2000
7,188
$100,191
$223,881
43.3%
28.9
2010
7,284
$97,145
$306,272
45.2%
41.9
2020
7,560
$82,341
$291,132
58.0%
63.3
2024
8,334
$88,378
$313,400
50.4%
79.9
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.
