Old Westbury is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,242 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Old Westbury is the 416th largest community in New York.

Old Westbury is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.40% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Old Westbury is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Old Westbury who work in management occupations (20.64%), healthcare (18.87%), and sales jobs (15.63%).

Old Westbury is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Old Westbury to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

One downside of living in Old Westbury is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Old Westbury, the average commute to work is 36.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small village, Old Westbury has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Old Westbury Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Old Westbury is a pretty powerful place. 63.90% of the adults in Old Westbury have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Old Westbury in 2000 was $70,089, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $280,356 for a family of four. However, Old Westbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Old Westbury is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Old Westbury home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Old Westbury is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Old Westbury include Italian, Russian, German, Polish, Iranian, and Irish.

In addition, Old Westbury has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.50%).

The languages spoken by people in Old Westbury are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Old Westbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Gujarathi, and Persian.