One downside of living in West Haverstraw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.38 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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 citizens of West Haverstraw are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.92% of adults in West Haverstraw having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
