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.
In terms of college education, West Haverstraw is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.55% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West Haverstraw in 2022 was $34,583, 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 $138,332 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 63.39% 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, German, Haitian, and Polish.
West Haverstraw also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.43%.
The most common language spoken in West Haverstraw is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.
