WestportNC
This town in North Carolina has a population of 5,915.
Is Westport a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its strongest is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 93% of the country. It is strong on incomes as well — the median household earns $132K. What counts against it is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $580K, 7 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income. Walkability is weaker too (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of 52nd of 286 in North Carolina. Nationally, it does better than 64% of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
What makes Westport stand out
Where Westport beats most towns.
Westport has grown 42% from 2010 to 2020
4,026 counted in 2010 and 5,705 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Westport grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Westport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Westport: who provides what
Westport is unincorporated, so Lincoln County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Westport.
Westport has less tooth loss than most of North Carolina and sends most of its workers to Charlotte and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of North Carolina.
For health, Westport earns an A
Its widest gap with North Carolina is tooth loss: 6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 13.9% statewide.
28% of Westport adults feel lonely, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 33%. Westport: 11% of adults report frequent physical distress.
| Westport | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westport | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 15.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starboard Christian Academy PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–7 | Grades K–7 | 99 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Westport’s working residents commute to Charlotte
Westport has 706 jobs for its 2,658 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.7 minutes, against 25.1 across North Carolina.
Just 3% of Westport’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Westport has added 422 jobs, to 706 in 2023. Its average commute comes in at 39 minutes. 2.6% of Westport residents live below the poverty line, below both North Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Westport | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $132,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westport faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Westport, the risk rating from FEMA is 25 of 100. Expected losses in Westport break down as 68% from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Westport than across North Carolina
The median household earns $131,908, against $72,388 across North Carolina, one input to its B+ for jobs and income.
For Westport, the age of the median resident is 44 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here.
| Westport | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 44 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Westport | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.1% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.1% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A larger share of households in Westport live in a home they own than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
At 7 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 92% of North Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $3,606, against $1,896 across North Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
On the market in Westport: a median 69 days to sell. The median sale price was $595,000 in September 2026. Sellers in Westport got 97.9% of the asking price, typically.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lake Norman and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westport. Close and well known come first.
2 mi LakeLake Norman
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
28 mi Theme parkCarowinds20 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum19 mi TheatreTruliant AmphitheaterPhoto credits
Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Westport
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westport
About 4 of every 100 Westport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
97% of working residents leave Westport for work
Where Westport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Westport
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Westport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Westport had a population of 5,705. The community's name comes from its location on the west side of Lake Norman.
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- Area
- 5.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 797 ft
Westport’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Westport.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westport | #52 | B | C | — | B+ | A |
| Lake Norman of Iredell | #33 | B+ | C− | — | B | A+ |
Westport and Lake Norman of Iredell report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Westport with a neighbor →
Questions about Westport
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westport, NC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Westport grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #52 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Westport, NC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $580,000, 75% above the North Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.