ZIP 11978 · Westhampton Beach
Who lives in ZIP code 11978 (Westhampton Beach, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Westhampton Beach, NY · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People4,705
Median age45.1
Household income$125,179
Home value$1,044,989
Median rent$2,150/mo
Poverty10.8%
College degree+57.5%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 179 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,704
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.9% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
56.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,643.
Education (adults 25+)
41.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.3%
- Never married
- 32.5%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 49.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.2%
- Rent burden
- 44.4%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.0%
- Self-employed
- 19.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 37.0%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 10.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.