Living in West Springfield School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 12,605 households are located in West Springfield School District area. Among them, 3,125 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.11 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,467 and 6,638 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (1,203) of residents are non-citizens and 21% (6,007) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of West Springfield School District, Massachusetts
Household	12,605
Population	28,468
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,125 (25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,467
Total Students	6,638
Pre-Kindergarten	343
Kindergarten	298
Grade 1-8	2,856
Grade 9-12	1,316
College/Graduate School	1,825
Veterans	22,757
Non-citizen	1,203
Non-English Home Language	6,007
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

23,432 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,564 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,551 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 14,677 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for West Springfield School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,310	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,033	84.09%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,051	7.34%
Public transportation	123	0.86%
Walked	408	2.85%
Other method	171	1.19%
Worked from home	524	3.66%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,677	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,444	37.09%
Service	3,300	22.48%
Sales and office	3,096	21.09%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	878	5.98%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,959	13.35%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,677	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	19	0.13%
Construction	737	5.02%
Manufacturing	1,757	11.97%
Wholesale trade	201	1.37%
Retail trade	1,844	12.56%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	798	5.44%
Information	215	1.46%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,345	9.16%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,033	7.04%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,429	30.18%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,075	7.32%
Other services, except public administration	757	5.16%
Public administration	467	3.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,677	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,546	78.67%
Government workers	2,537	17.29%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	594	4.05%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $76,180 for the 12,605 households in West Springfield School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $34,909. 27,264 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.68%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,605	-
Less than $10,000	928	7.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	456	3.62%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,353	10.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,494	11.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,729	13.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,227	17.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,276	10.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,766	14.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	585	4.64%
More than $200,000	791	6.28%
Median Household Income	$53,053	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$76,180	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,823	-
Less than $10,000	282	4.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	128	1.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	397	5.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	605	8.87%
$35,000 - $49,999	788	11.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,292	18.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	874	12.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,339	19.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	498	7.30%
More than $200,000	620	9.09%

Median Family Income	$73,658	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,410	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,909	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,384	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,384	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	28,496	-
With health insurance coverage	27,264	95.68%
Public coverage	12,425	43.60%
Private health insurance	19,136	67.15%
Without health insurance coverage	1,232	4.32%

Housing

There are 12,903 housing units in West Springfield School District area, Massachusetts with 12,605 units (97.69%) occupied. 7,406 houses (58.75%) are occupied by owner and 5,199 houses (41.25%) are rented. The average housing value is $225,100 and the average rental cost is $878. 34 houses (0.26%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,700 houses (36.43%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,903	-
Occupied	12,605	97.69%
Owner Occupied	7,406	58.75%
Renter Occupied	5,199	41.25%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,756	52.36%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	424	3.29%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,503	42.65%
Mobile Homes	220	1.71%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,903	-
Built 2014 or later	34	0.26%
Built 2010 - 2013	44	0.34%
Built 2000 - 2009	569	4.41%
Built 1990 - 1999	830	6.43%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,185	9.18%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,713	13.28%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,858	14.40%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,970	15.27%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,700	36.43%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,903	-
1 room	1,083	8.39%
2 rooms	446	3.46%
3 rooms	1,390	10.77%
4 rooms	1,855	14.38%
5 rooms	2,454	19.02%
6 rooms	2,202	17.07%
7 rooms	1,544	11.97%
8 rooms	1,122	8.70%
9 rooms or more	807	6.25%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,903	-
no bedroom	1,127	8.73%
1 bedroom	1,802	13.97%
2 bedrooms	3,435	26.62%
3 bedrooms	4,240	32.86%
4 bedrooms	1,906	14.77%
5 bedrooms or more	393	3.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,406	-
Less than $50,000	277	3.74%
$50,000 - $99,999	316	4.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	470	6.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,914	25.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,674	36.11%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,446	19.52%
$500,000 - $999,999	201	2.71%
$1,000,000 or more	108	1.46%
Median House Value	$225,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,005	-
Less than $500	421	8.41%
$500 - $999	3,202	63.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,074	21.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	278	5.55%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	30	0.60%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$878	-

Demographic

A total of 28,609 people lives in West Springfield School District area, Massachusetts with 13,963 male and 14,646 female. The males to female ratio is 48.81 to 51.19. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	28,609	-
Male	13,963	48.81%
Female	14,646	51.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,609	-
Under 5 years	1,475	5.16%
5 - 9 years	1,362	4.76%
10 - 14 years	1,934	6.76%
15 - 19 years	1,836	6.42%
20 - 24 years	1,771	6.19%
25 - 34 years	3,831	13.39%
35 - 44 years	3,604	12.60%
45 - 54 years	4,521	15.80%
55 - 59 years	1,970	6.89%
60 - 64 years	1,745	6.10%
65 - 74 years	2,478	8.66%
75 - 84 years	1,317	4.60%
85 years and older	765	2.67%
Median Age	41.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,609	-
One Race	27,704	96.84%
White	24,906	87.06%
Black or African American	916	3.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native	91	0.32%
Asian	1,158	4.05%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	633	2.21%

Two or more races	905	3.16%
White and Black or African American	268	0.94%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	161	0.56%
White and Asian	99	0.35%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.03%

Living in West Springfield School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic