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Westmere, New York.

A community in Albany County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Albany County’s.

Living in Westmere, Albany County, New York

Westmere, in Albany County, had 7,560 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $88,378 a year and half less, against $85,333 across Albany County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 52% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 48% are rented. Unemployment in Albany County was 3.9% in August 2026, and the county had 1.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 7,560 in the 2020 census; median age 39.4
Household income $88,378 the median, give or take $11,148 · Albany County: $85,333
Unemployment 3.9% Albany County, August 2026; 3.8% a year before
Homes 52% lived in by their owners; 48% rented
  • 3,530households
  • 50%of adults have a degree
  • 7%below the poverty line
  • 18 mintypical commute
  • 10%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Shops (retail)15%
  • Professional and business services14%
  • Government10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Albany County had 235,826 jobs in 2025, 1.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 33° and 16°; warmest in July, 84° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 33° 16° F M A M J J 84° 62° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 33° and 16°; warmest in July, 84° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 33° 16° F M A M J J 84° 62° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 33° and lows near 16°; warmest in July, with highs near 84° and lows near 62°. About 59 inches of snow and 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Albany Airport weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Albany County

  1. Albany Medical Center HospitalGeneral hospital4,922FTE
  2. St. Peters HospitalGeneral hospital2,895FTE
  3. University at AlbanyUniversity or college2,823
  4. Albany Medical CollegeUniversity or college2,379
  5. JanitronicsJanitorial services1,869
  6. Albany City School DistrictSchool district1,545FTE
  7. Veterans Health AdministrationFederal government · Department of Veterans Affairs1,493
  8. Care DesignHome health care agencies1,255

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 385 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 51,200 people in all across the county; Westmere has one of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and federal offices from OPM's federal workforce data (2026); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LightningRelatively moderate
  2. TornadoesRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Westmere’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Albany County.