In West Haverstraw, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In West Haverstraw, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though West Haverstraw is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of West Haverstraw citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.92% of adults in West Haverstraw have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West Haverstraw in 2022 was $34,493, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,972 for a family of four. However, West Haverstraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Haverstraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call West Haverstraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in West Haverstraw, accounting for 56.08% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West Haverstraw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Haverstraw include Italian, Irish, Haitian, German, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of West Haverstraw's cultural character, accounting for 24.77% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in West Haverstraw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
