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11978

Westhampton Beach, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,705
Median household income
$125,179
People below poverty
10.8%
Median home value
$1,054,000

Income

The median income of households in 11978 was $125,179. An estimated 6.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 1.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 8.9
$50,000 to $74,999 10
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4
$100,000 to $149,999 13.6
$150,000 to $199,999 10.7
$200,000 or more 31.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 81146
Female 81196

An estimated 74.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 46.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 39.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,121. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.9
Social Security 46.8
Retirement income 39.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.3
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 19
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.9

In 2020-2024, 4.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 24.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 59% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 11978 in 2020-2024, 94.6% had health insurance coverage and 5.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.2% and public coverage was 46.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.1%.


In 2020-2024, 11978 had a total population of 4,705 - 2,258 (48%) females and 2,447 (52%) males. The median age was 45.1 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 28.2% was 19 to 44 years, 23.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 11978 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 88 79
5 to 9 113 145
10 to 14 179 77
15 to 19 175 161
20 to 24 253 109
25 to 29 74 103
30 to 34 166 112
35 to 39 56 81
40 to 44 207 165
45 to 49 92 103
50 to 54 96 75
55 to 59 173 182
60 to 64 159 215
65 to 69 177 279
70 to 74 124 109
75 to 79 168 138
80 to 84 84 68
85 and over 63 57

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.2% were White; 7.6% were Black or African American; 3.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.7% were Asian; 6.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.8% of the people in 11978 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 70.2% of the people in 11978 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,704 households in 11978. The average household size was 2.68 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.3% of the households in 11978 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.6% of all households, while 14.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26% of all households.

In 11978, 23.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 48.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.7% of males and 49.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.1 29.8
Now married, except separated 52.7 49.9
Separated 0.8 0.4
Widowed 4.4 6.4
Divorced 7 13.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 11978, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 84.4% of the people living in 11978 were U.S. natives. 67.9% of the 11978 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 15.6% of 11978 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 11978 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 11978.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 59.3
Asia 7.9
Europe 14
Africa 14.7
Northern America 4.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 11978 in 2020-2024, 17 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.9% of people at least five years old; 6.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.9
Other Indo-European languages 3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 2.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 11978 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.8
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 3.6
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 57.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 11978 was 1,044 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 78 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 673. College or graduate school enrollment was 293.

Educational Attainment of People in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.1
High school diploma or equivalency 21
Some college, no degree 11.3
Associate's degree 5.1
Bachelor's degree 28.4
Graduate or professional degree 29.1

Disability

In 11978, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.4% of people under 18 years old, to 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 14.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 11978, 53 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,763 82.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 236 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 122 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 11978 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.1
Construction 7.3
Manufacturing 6.5
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 21.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.3
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 1.6
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 11978 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 829 39
Service occupations 332 15.6
Sales and office occupations 664 31.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 239 11.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 63 3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.9% of 11978 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.3
Walked 2.8
Other means 4.1
Worked from home 25.3

In 2020-2024, 11978 had a total of 4,037 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.1
Mobile homes 1.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 11978 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 75.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 11978 had 1,704 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,333 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.2% while renters occupied 11.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.41.

1.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.5% and another 29.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 11978:

House Heating Fuel Used in 11978 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.2
Electricity 10.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 58.6
All other fuels 3.1
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 11978 was $1,054,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.8 % had a mortgage. 46.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,412 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 11978 was $2,150. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.