Westhampton

• Official Name — Westhampton, New York • Type — Hamlet and census-designated place • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — New York • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Suffolk • Area Total Km2 — 38.47 • Area Land Km2 — 32.75 • Area Water Km2 — 5.72 • Area Total Sq Mi — 14.85 • Area Land Sq Mi — 12.64 • Area Water Sq Mi — 2.21 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 3621 • Population Density Km2 — 110.57 • Population Density Sq Mi — 286.38 • Time Zone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation M — 11 • Elevation Ft — 36 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 11977 • Area Code — 631 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 36-80170 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 0970920 • Unit Pref — Imperial

Westhampton is located at (40.822894, -72.664306). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 38.5 km2, of which 32.8 km2 is land and 5.7 km2, or 14.74%, is water.

Westhampton has an oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen climate classification, with moderately cold winters and warm summers. The plant hardiness is more similar to a humid continental climate (Dfb) although winter days are mild enough that Westhampton is unlikely to maintain long-term snow cover in a normal winter. Due to the lack of an urban environment and being away from the immediate coastline, the area has much colder nights than New York City. Westhampton sees an average of 43.4 inches of precipitation per year.

As of the 2020 census, Westhampton had a population of 3,621. The median age was 48.3 years. 19.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.1 males age 18 and over. 82.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 17.6% lived in rural areas. There were 1,291 households in Westhampton, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.4% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,206 housing units, of which 41.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.9%.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,869 people, 1,070 households, and 766 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 326.2 PD/sqmi. There were 1,601 housing units at an average density of 182.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.04% White, 4.43% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.47% of the population. There were 1,070 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there are 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,125, and the median income for a family was $80,313. Men had a median income of $51,331 versus $36,875 for women. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,894. About 3.4% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

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