Westfield State's Living Circumstances

Westfield School District Overview

Westfield State University located in Westfield School District area. A total of 15,271 households are located in Westfield School District area. Among them, 4,192 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,801 and 11,586 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.72% (1,418) of residents are non-citizens and 16.56% (6,304) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Westfield School District, Massachusetts
Household	15,271
Population	38,079
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,192 (27.45%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,801
Total Students	11,586
Pre-Kindergarten	526
Kindergarten	324
Grade 1-8	3,255
Grade 9-12	2,241
College/Graduate School	5,240
Veterans	33,877
Non-citizen	1,418
Non-English Home Language	6,304
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

35,052 residents are over the age of 16 and 21,782 people are in labor force. Among them, 21,688 people are in civilian labor force and 94 are in armed labor force. 20,746 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,417	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	17,435	85.39%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,268	6.21%
Public transportation	118	0.58%
Walked	563	2.76%
Other method	169	0.83%
Worked from home	864	4.23%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,746	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,027	38.69%
Service	3,985	19.21%
Sales and office	3,863	18.62%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,484	7.15%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,387	16.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,746	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	82	0.40%
Construction	941	4.54%
Manufacturing	2,808	13.54%
Wholesale trade	765	3.69%
Retail trade	2,435	11.74%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,006	4.85%
Information	348	1.68%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,420	6.84%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,414	6.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,973	28.79%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,965	9.47%
Other services, except public administration	756	3.64%
Public administration	833	4.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,746	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,801	80.98%
Government workers	2,992	14.42%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	904	4.36%
Unpaid family workers	49	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $86,684 for the 15,271 households in Westfield School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $35,256. 39,928 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.40%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,271	-
Less than $10,000	574	3.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	632	4.14%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,179	7.72%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,257	8.23%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,134	13.97%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,787	18.25%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,953	12.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,656	17.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,158	7.58%
More than $200,000	941	6.16%
Median Household Income	$67,862	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$86,684	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,925	-
Less than $10,000	185	1.86%
$10,000 - $14,999	127	1.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	513	5.17%
$25,000 - $34,999	533	5.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,196	12.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,744	17.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,303	13.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,406	24.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,045	10.53%
More than $200,000	873	8.80%

Median Family Income	$86,843	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$105,414	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,256	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$58,248	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$58,248	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,994	-
With health insurance coverage	39,928	97.40%
Public coverage	15,626	38.12%
Private health insurance	30,579	74.59%
Without health insurance coverage	1,066	2.60%

Housing

There are 16,061 housing units in Westfield School District area, Massachusetts with 15,271 units (95.08%) occupied. 10,243 houses (67.07%) are occupied by owner and 5,028 houses (32.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $234,400 and the average rental cost is $969. 159 houses (0.99%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,083 houses (31.65%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,061	-
Occupied	15,271	95.08%
Owner Occupied	10,243	67.07%
Renter Occupied	5,028	32.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,468	58.95%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	301	1.87%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,813	36.19%
Mobile Homes	479	2.98%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,061	-
Built 2014 or later	159	0.99%
Built 2010 - 2013	226	1.41%
Built 2000 - 2009	896	5.58%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,050	6.54%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,141	13.33%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,314	14.41%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,250	14.01%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,942	12.09%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,083	31.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,061	-
1 room	260	1.62%
2 rooms	432	2.69%
3 rooms	1,435	8.93%
4 rooms	2,713	16.89%
5 rooms	3,254	20.26%
6 rooms	3,015	18.77%
7 rooms	2,070	12.89%
8 rooms	1,406	8.75%
9 rooms or more	1,476	9.19%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,061	-
no bedroom	276	1.72%
1 bedroom	2,048	12.75%
2 bedrooms	4,644	28.91%
3 bedrooms	5,908	36.78%
4 bedrooms	2,598	16.18%
5 bedrooms or more	587	3.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,243	-
Less than $50,000	317	3.09%
$50,000 - $99,999	349	3.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	649	6.34%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,132	20.81%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,211	41.11%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,247	21.94%
$500,000 - $999,999	291	2.84%
$1,000,000 or more	47	0.46%
Median House Value	$234,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,871	-
Less than $500	633	13.00%
$500 - $999	2,007	41.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,910	39.21%
$1,500 - $1,999	299	6.14%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	22	0.45%
Median Rental Costs	$969	-

Demographic

A total of 41,449 people lives in Westfield School District area, Massachusetts with 19,928 male and 21,521 female. The males to female ratio is 48.08 to 51.92. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	41,449	-
Male	19,928	48.08%
Female	21,521	51.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,449	-
Under 5 years	1,747	4.21%
5 - 9 years	1,943	4.69%
10 - 14 years	2,183	5.27%
15 - 19 years	4,032	9.73%
20 - 24 years	4,147	10.01%
25 - 34 years	4,570	11.03%
35 - 44 years	4,635	11.18%
45 - 54 years	5,009	12.08%
55 - 59 years	3,018	7.28%
60 - 64 years	2,996	7.23%
65 - 74 years	4,126	9.95%
75 - 84 years	1,775	4.28%
85 years and older	1,268	3.06%
Median Age	39.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,449	-
One Race	40,945	98.78%
White	38,277	92.35%
Black or African American	683	1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native	46	0.11%
Asian	1,167	2.82%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	71	0.17%
Other	701	1.69%

Two or more races	504	1.22%
White and Black or African American	268	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	67	0.16%
White and Asian	93	0.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%