Westfield, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	29,644	100.0

Male	14,209	47.9
Female	15,435	52.1

Under 5 years	2,369	8.0
5 to 9 years	2,528	8.5
10 to 14 years	2,308	7.8
15 to 19 years	1,588	5.4
20 to 24 years	800	2.7
25 to 34 years	3,330	11.2
35 to 44 years	5,457	18.4
45 to 54 years	4,647	15.7
55 to 59 years	1,535	5.2
60 to 64 years	1,067	3.6
65 to 74 years	1,971	6.6
75 to 84 years	1,516	5.1
85 years and over	528	1.8

Median age (years)	38.6	(X)

18 years and over	21,235	71.6
Male	9,903	33.4
Female	11,332	38.2
21 years and over	20,704	69.8
62 years and over	4,656	15.7
65 years and over	4,015	13.5
Male	1,589	5.4
Female	2,426	8.2

RACE
One race	29,249	98.7
White	26,675	90.0
Black or African American	1,151	3.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	27	0.1
Asian	1,208	4.1
Asian Indian	244	0.8
Chinese	483	1.6
Filipino	109	0.4
Japanese	50	0.2
Korean	231	0.8
Vietnamese	31	0.1
Other Asian ¹	60	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	185	0.6
Two or more races	395	1.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	27,013	91.1
Black or African American	1,269	4.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	83	0.3
Asian	1,394	4.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.1
Some other race	291	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	29,644	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	836	2.8
Mexican	104	0.4
Puerto Rican	176	0.6
Cuban	103	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	453	1.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,808	97.2
White alone	26,047	87.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	29,644	100.0
In households	29,377	99.1
Householder	10,622	35.8
Spouse	7,222	24.4
Child	10,009	33.8
Own child under 18 years	8,172	27.6
Other relatives	773	2.6
Under 18 years	200	0.7
Nonrelatives	751	2.5
Unmarried partner	261	0.9
In group quarters	267	0.9
Institutionalized population	177	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	90	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,622	100.0
Family households (families)	8,181	77.0
With own children under 18 years	4,330	40.8
Married-couple family	7,222	68.0
With own children under 18 years	3,905	36.8
Female householder, no husband present	757	7.1
With own children under 18 years	344	3.2
Nonfamily households	2,441	23.0
Householder living alone	2,052	19.3
Householder 65 years and over	995	9.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,454	41.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,716	25.6

Average household size	2.77	(X)
Average family size	3.20	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	10,819	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,622	98.2
Vacant housing units	197	1.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	44	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,622	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,674	81.7
Renter-occupied housing units	1,948	18.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.94	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.99	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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