On April 15, it doesn’t take Einstein — or even a very good accountant — to know that Westporters pay more than the average American in taxes.*
We don’t have exact figures for exactly how much more. But — thanks to the MIT Data Lab, which crunches numbers from census and other figures — we do have an interesting statistical picture of our town. For example:
- 2014 median household income: $151,771
- Westporters living below the poverty line: 4.27%
- Westport’s largest demographic group in poverty: Women ages 45-54
- Compared to other census tracts, Westport has an unusually high percentage of lawyers, law clerks, human resources, artists, designers
Westport has lots o’ lawyers.
- Median age: 44.6
- US citizens: 94.7%
- Ethnic groups: White, by a vast majority. Asian is 2nd, followed closely by Hispanic
A screen shot showing Westport’s race and ethnicity data. “Other,” “Native” and “Hawaiian” populations are even lower. Click on image to enlarge.
- Most common non-English language: Spanish, by a wide margin. Next most popular, far down the list: Chinese, Korean, Italian
- Compared to the rest of the the US, Westport has a relatively high percentage of speakers of: “Scandinavian,” Greek, Hebrew
- Percentage of owner-occupied housing units: 85.9%
- Percentage of households with: 2 cars (50%), 3 cars (25%), 1 car (12%), 4 cars (8%)
For more Westport facts and figures, click here
*Unless their name appears in the Panama Papers.
(Hat tip: Bill Ryan)
