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Population (year 2000): 1,902. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,957 (+2.9% change)
Males: 919 (48.3%), Females: 983 (51.7%)
Suffolk County
Zip code:
11978
Median resident age: 44.4 years
Median household income: $58,438 (year 2000)
Median house value: $304,900 (year 2000)
Races in Westhampton Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.1%)
- Hispanic (7.7%)
- Black (4.6%)
- Other race (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (27.1%), German (16.9%),
English (14.8%), Italian (14.4%), Polish (9.1%), Russian (3.5%).
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Westhampton Beach
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 22.9%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Westhampton Beach village
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 8.9%
12.4% Foreign born (5.8% Europe, 5.4% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +332 (+21.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Westhampton Beach:
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SUNY STONY
BROOK, NY)
- CENTRAL SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; RIVERHEAD,
NY)
- SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SOUTHAMPTON,
NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Westhampton Beach:
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 32 miles; ISLIP, NY;
ID: ISP)
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 35 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID:
HVN)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 41 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Westhampton Beach:
- FRANCIS S GABRESKI (about 3 miles; WESTHAMPTON
BEACH, NY; ID: FOK)
- SPADARO (about 7 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: 1N2)
- LUFKER (about 8 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; ID: O00)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Westhampton Beach:
- SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 8 miles; STONY BROOK, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 25
miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,617)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS
(about 28 miles; SELDEN, NY; FT enrollment: 6,992)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 34 miles; OAKDALE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,747)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 39 miles; WEST HAVEN,
CT; FT enrollment: 3,081)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; NEW
HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,100)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS
(about 42 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
Public high school in Westhampton Beach:
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH SHS (Students: 854;
Location: 49 LILAC RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Westhampton Beach:
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH ES (Students: 445;
Location: 379 MILL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WESTHAMPTON MS (Students: 428; Location: 340
MILL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Westhampton Beach:
- WESTHAMPTON FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$840,298; Location: 7 LIBRARY AVENUE; 43,645 books;
2,642 audio materials; 2,086 video materials; 181 serial
subscriptions)
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