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Westerly, RI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Westerly, RI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,198. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WESTERLY-RI · Westerly, RI 1 ZIPs · 21,198 pop · #4935/25278 · Washington County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $97,110
  • RANK-TOP #4935/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Narragansett
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,198
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $470,000

Nearest income peer: Narragansett, RI ( $1,389 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Westerly

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Westerly on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Westerly, RI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,198
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$97,110
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $97,110 and home value $470,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Westerly as a pure owner town.

Within Rhode Island, Narragansett is the closest lower-income city and Greenville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Westerly.

Population concentration

Westerly's single ZIP 02891 carries the town

Westerly is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02891 is the entire residential footprint (21,198 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Westerly's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 740 establishments, 7,587 employees , annual payroll $429,014k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02891 (740 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (121) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Westerly, RI

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Westerly. See the Washington County roll-up →

Westerly sits in the lower half of Washington County on income: North Kingstown, Wakefield and Charlestown report more, and only Kingston reports less. Saunderstown marks the far end of that range at $159,861, 65% above Westerly.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02891 21,198 $97,110 740 311
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Westerly roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Westerly, .