Westernport, Maryland - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,018
Male Share of the Population	49.1%
Female Share of the Population	50.9%
Senior Citizens	16.3%
Employed Population 16+	812
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	41.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.2%
Median Earnings25+	$27,955
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$27,321
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,735

Wealth

Median Family Income	$50,590
% Above Poverty Level	84.1%
% Below Poverty Level	15.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.5%
Median Gross Rent	$663
Median House Value	$69,200

Ancestry

German	26.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.2%
English	15.4%
Irish	11.1%
Polish	7.7%
Italian	7.2%
Scottish	4.6%
Welsh	1.8%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Lithuanian	1.4%
Swedish	0.6%
Dutch	0.5%
Croatian	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
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Westernport Almanac

Category	Value
County	Allegany County
Standard Zip Codes	21562, 21540
Phone Area Codes	3,01,240, 301
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.48
Approximate Longitude	-79.04

Westernport Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SAVAGE RIVER DAM
Distance	5.2 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 33 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 80 F
Oct Temp	40 to 60 F
Annual Precip	39.5 inches

Station	ROMNEY 1 SW
Distance	18.2 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	38 to 65 F
Jul Temp	61 to 87 F
Oct Temp	40 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35.7 inches

Station	OAKLAND 1 SE
Distance	19.9 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	35 to 60 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	47.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Barton	433	$49,583
Frostburg	8,626	$63,983
Grantsville	664	$44,659
Kitzmiller	265	$52,500
Lonaconing	1,194	$55,893
Midland	688	$46,875

Westernport Public Schools

Westernport Elementary
172 Church St
ZIP: 21562
(301) 359-0511
Primary
Total Enrollment 264

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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