Westport, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,515. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,502 (-0.9% change)
Males: 734 (48.4%), Females: 781 (51.6%)

Decatur County

Zip code: 47283

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $77,100

Population by Race

Races in Westport:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

Ancestries: German (16.2%), United States (14.5%), Irish (8.3%), English (7.9%), Scottish (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).

Elevation: 806 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Westport

• High school or higher: 82.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westport town

• Never married: 21.7%
• Now married: 56.4%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 9.1%
• Divorced: 12.4%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+2.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Westport:

• ST VINCENT JENNINGS COMMUNITY HOSP INC (about 13 miles; NORTH VERNON, IN)
• DECATUR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GREENSBURG, IN)
• BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE COLUMBUS (about 22 miles; COLUMBUS, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Westport:

• COLUMBUS MUNI (about 22 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; Abbreviation: BAK)
• MOUNT COMFORT (about 50 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: MQJ)
• INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 62 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: IND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Westport:

• NORTH VERNON (about 10 miles; NORTH VERNON, IN; Abbreviation: OVO)
• GREENSBURG-DECATUR COUNTY (about 11 miles; GREENSBURG, IN; Abbreviation: I34)
• FREEMAN MUNI (about 29 miles; SEYMOUR, IN; Abbreviation: SER)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westport:

• UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 52 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
• IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 58 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 58 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
• BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
• MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 62 miles; OXFORD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,704)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 63 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
• JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,290)