2020 census As of the
2020 census, West Yarmouth had a population of 6,278. The median age was 52.0 years. 14.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 29.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.0 males age 18 and over. 99.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.4% lived in rural areas. There were 2,863 households in West Yarmouth, of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.7% were married-couple households, 19.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older., there were 6,460 people, 2,911 households, and 1,679 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 371.7/km (963.3/mi). There were 4,929 housing units at an average density of 283.6/km (735.0/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.10%
White, 2.03%
African American, 0.48%
Native American, 0.53%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 1.47% from
other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. 1.67% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 2,911 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were
married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.73. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,597, and the median income for a family was $45,686. Males had a median income of $35,461 versus $26,188 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $19,633. About 7.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older. ==References==