Westfield, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Westfield, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	40,072	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	westfield

Westfield, Massachusetts Population

	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
Male	19,385	48.38%	49.06%
Female	20,687	51.62%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.8		35.3

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	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	30,534	76.2%	74.31%
21 years and over	27,774	69.31%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,264	15.63%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,474	13.66%	12.43%

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	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
White	37,881	94.53%	75.14%
Black or African American	365	0.91%	12.32%
Asian	329	0.82%	3.64%
Some other race	959	2.39%	5.46%
Two or more races	538	1.34%	2.43%

Westfield, Massachusetts Housing

	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	14,797		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,012	67.66%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,785	32.34%	31.94%

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	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	15,441		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	644	4.17%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,797	95.83%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	10,030	64.96%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,767	30.87%	30.77%

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	Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	26	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,460	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,998	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,796	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	871	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	136	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	133,400	119,600

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	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,349	15.87%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,791	25.62%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,132	14.41%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,591	17.51%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,744	11.79%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,190	14.8%	9.65%

Westfield, Massachusetts Education

	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,035		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	731	6.07%	6.47%
Kindergarten	459	3.81%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,405	36.6%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,255	18.74%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,185	34.77%	22.81%

Westfield, Massachusetts Economy

	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	31,600		217,168,077
In labor force	20,918	66.2%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	20,868	66.04%	63.39%
- - Employed	19,843	62.79%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,025	3.24%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	50	0.16%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,682	33.8%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	16,411	51.93%	51.66%
In labor force	9,754	30.87%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,746	30.84%	29.65%
- - Employed	9,328	29.52%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,902	9.18%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,558		12,787,501

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	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	14,798		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,457	9.85%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	905	6.12%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,714	11.58%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,512	10.22%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,536	17.14%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,387	22.89%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,840	12.43%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,035	6.99%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	189	1.28%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	223	1.51%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	45,240		41,994

	Westfield, Massachusetts	%, Westfield, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	11,572	36.62%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,861		56,604
With Social Security income	4,086	12.93%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,701		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	868	2.75%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,040		6,320
With public assistance income	548	1.73%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,857		3,032
With retirement income	2,590	8.2%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,337		17,376

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