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Population (year 2000): 10,295. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,259 (-0.3% change)
Males: 4,938 (48.0%), Females: 5,357 (52.0%)
Rockland County
Zip code:
10993
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $48,420 (year 2000)
Median house value: $159,000 (year 2000)
Races in West Haverstraw:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.0%)
- Hispanic (30.4%)
- Black (12.8%)
- Other race (12.7%)
- Two or more races (4.9%)
- Asian Indian (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (19.9%), Irish (16.6%),
German (9.4%), West Indian (5.8%), English (3.6%), Polish
(3.6%).
Elevation: 110 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Haverstraw
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Haverstraw village
- Never married: 28.1%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 7.9%
21.4% Foreign born (14.7% Latin America, 3.3%
Europe, 3.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,132 (+12.4%).
Hospital/medical center in West Haverstraw:
- HELEN HAYES HOSP (RT 9 WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near West Haverstraw:
- SUMMIT PARK HOSP (about 4 miles; POMONA, NY)
- HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
PEEKSKILL, NY)
- NYACK HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NYACK, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Haverstraw:
- STEWART INT'L (about 22 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID:
SWF)
- WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 23 miles; WHITE PLAINS,
NY; ID: HPN)
- TETERBORO (about 25 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Haverstraw:
- HAVERSTRAW (about 2 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; ID: H43)
- PEEKSKILL (about 4 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY; ID: 7N2)
- WARWICK MUNI (about 21 miles; WARWICK, NY; ID: N72)
Amtrak stations near West Haverstraw:
- 8 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON
POINT AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call
for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Haverstraw:
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SUFFERN,
NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
- UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 12 miles; WEST
POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 15 miles;
MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
- PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 15
miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; DOBBS
FERRY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,643)
- SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
VALHALLA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,730)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; PARAMUS,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
Public primary/middle school in West Haverstraw:
- WEST HAVERSTRAW ES (Students: 710; Location:
71 BLAUVELT AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
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