Westerly is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 22,966 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Westerly is the 15th largest community in Rhode Island.

Westerly is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Westerly is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westerly who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.10%), sales jobs (11.16%), and management occupations (7.07%).

One of the nice things about Westerly is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Westerly doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Westerly Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Westerly is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 24.56% of adults in Westerly have a college degree.

The per capita income in Westerly in 2000 was $24,092, which is middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,368 for a family of four.

The people who call Westerly home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Westerly is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Westerly include Italian, Irish, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, French Canadian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Westerly is English. Some people also speak Italian.