Westport is located in the northeast corner of Lincoln County at, along several coves on the west shore of Lake Norman, a reservoir on the Catawba River. The south border of the CDP is Graham Creek, while Burton Creek reaches into the center of the community. The eastern border of the CDP is the Lincoln County line in the center of Lake Norman, with Iredell County to the east. North Carolina Highway 16 Business forms the western edge of the Westport CDP. The highway leads northwest to Denver and south to Lowesville. Downtown Charlotte is to the southeast of Westport. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which are land and, or 34.54%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,006 people, 776 households, and 650 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 653.3 people per square mile. There were 826 housing units at an average density of 269.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.01% White, 0.75% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population. There were 776 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.3% were married couplesliving together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.82. In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $81,232, and the median income for a family was $82,422. Males had a median income of $51,571 versus $31,016 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,189. About 2.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
