CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Westmere

New York · 6,750 residents · 3.17 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Westmere is home to 6,750 people in New York. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. At a median age of 38.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.9%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $657 a month at the median. Households here earn about 24% more than in New York as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

38% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,750

−6%vs 2000

vs 7,188 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.17 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(346)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.3%(288)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(421)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(355)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(417)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(1,211)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(1,088)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(813)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(772)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(662)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(346)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(31)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,792

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,782

−24%vs 2000

vs $28,790 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$116,900

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $122,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$657

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $808 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.3%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.0% in 2000

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(6,278)

Black3.5%(248)

Hispanic / Latino2%(144)

Asian6.2%(449)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(6,370)

Black2.9%(194)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(107)

Asian2.2%(150)

Other0.5%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.7%(389)

Mexican3.5%(288)

Dominican0.4%(36)

Central American0.2%(17)

Salvadoran0.2%(17)

South American0.2%(15)

Colombian0.2%(15)

Spaniard0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.1%(425)

Chinese5.1%(424)

Korean2%(164)

Filipino0.6%(51)

Kazakh0.2%(15)

Bangladeshi0.1%(10)

Ancestry

Irish15.8%(1,317)

Italian13.9%(1,155)

English8.1%(671)

German6.6%(548)

Polish4.8%(399)

Subsaharan African3.3%(275)

American2.1%(175)

Arab2.1%(175)

Scottish1.7%(139)

French1.3%(110)

West Indian1.2%(101)

French Canadian1.2%(97)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Turkish1.2%(97)

Dutch0.9%(79)

Greek0.9%(78)

Ukrainian0.9%(76)

Hungarian0.8%(70)

Iranian0.8%(70)

Russian0.8%(69)

Lebanese0.8%(65)

Jamaican0.8%(65)

Swiss0.4%(37)

Barbadian0.4%(36)

Norwegian0.4%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(34)

Swedish0.4%(33)

Romanian0.2%(18)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.0%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+70%vs 2000

vs 10.3 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 married42.4%(1,631)

Married43.8%(1,684)

Widowed1.1%(44)

Divorced12.6%(484)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(916)

Married51.9%(1,615)

Widowed6.9%(214)

Divorced11.8%(369)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 4.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.9%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.9%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 87.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% 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)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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper