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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Westport is $23,758, which is lower than the state average of $32,829 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Westport median household income is $39,821. On average Westport residents spend 21.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #831

Westport, NY	23,758 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Westport, NY	24,583 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Westport, NY	29,545 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Westport, NY	23,333 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #994

Westport, NY	39,821 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Westport, NY	54,674 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Westport, NY		-30.80%
New York		35.25%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Westport, NY median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New York and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Westport, NY		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.92%	$8,296, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.71%	$16,676, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.63%	$6,225, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	37.50%	$15,881, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Westport, NY	49,625 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Westport, NY	69,769 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Westport, NY	New York	U.S.
White	$39,659, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Two or More Races	$46,250, see rank	$49,102	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Westport, NY	New York	U.S.
25 to 44	$43,438, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,250, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$27,159, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Westport, NY	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	325, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	152, 46.77%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	115, 75.66%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	115, 75.66%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	97, 84.35%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 15.65%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	37, 24.34%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	173, 53.23%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	100, 57.80%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	100, 57.80%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	75, 75.00%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 25.00%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	73, 42.20%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Westport, NY	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	172, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	131, 76.16%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9, 5.23%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	4, 2.33%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 8.72%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13, 7.56%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Westport, NY	21.6 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Westport, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	172	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	97, 56.40%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42, 43.30%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3, 3.09%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 6.19%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 3.09%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	40, 41.24%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	75, 43.60%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 48.00%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18, 24.00%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8, 10.67%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 17.33%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Westport, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	172, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 1.74%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	64, 37.21%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9, 5.23%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	4, 2.33%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	21, 12.21%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	33, 19.19%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17, 9.88%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	13, 7.56%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8, 4.65%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Westport, NY	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	51	12.98%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	12	12.12%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.