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Westfield, MA

40,378 Population
46.3 square miles 872.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 40 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$41,820 ±$2,183 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: $38,219 ±$597
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$87,753 ±$5,590 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: $71,306 ±$1,758
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

10.7% ±2.5% (4,026  ±932) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 16.3% 73,610 (±0.8% / ±3,424)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

26.5 minutes ±1.3 (485,225  ±35,311) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 22.8 4,264,735 (±0.3 / ±86,477)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

15,822 ±584 Number of households
  • the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 184,471 ±919
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.4 ±0.1 (37,619  ±72) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 2.4 449,447 (±0 / ±150)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

2.6% ±1.2% (266  ±127) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 4.7% † 5,082 (±0.6% / ±681)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

16,834 ±623 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 197,591 ±170
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$325,100 ±$10,694 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: $298,800 ±$3,575
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

10.9% ±2.4% (4,378  ±965) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 8.3% 38,001 (±0.5% / ±2,450.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

93.2% ±3.8% (25,750  ±1,296.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 87.2% 279,909 (±1.3% / ±4,229.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
33.2% ±2.7% (9,182  ±784.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 29.3% 94,089 (±0.8% / ±2,496.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.4% ±2.1% (3,785  ±864) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 9.4% 43,693
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

6.6% ±1.1% (2,175  ±378) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, MA Metro Area: 5.5% 20,195 (±0.3% / ±1,039)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
2,175 Total veterans ±378 2,059 Male ±356 116 Female ±67

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