Housing density: 479 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $751,928.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,481 (lower quartile is $814, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median gross rent in Westwood, MA in 2022: $1,541
Housing units in Westwood with a mortgage: 2,899 (205 second mortgage, 426 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,190
In family households: 540,608 (116,996 male householders, 51,907 female householders)
134,066 spouses, 197,825 children (189,784 natural, 4,588 adopted, 3,453 stepchildren), 7,406 grandchildren, 6,062 brothers or sisters, 7,064 parents, foster children, 5,893 other relatives, 9,006 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 112,631 (36,559 male householders (27,334 living alone)), 52,452 female householders (43,798 living alone)), 23,620 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17,611 (8,991 institutionalized population)
123,500 married couples with children.
20,654 single-parent households (3,498 men, 17,156 women).
90.3% of residents of Westwood speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 2,350 (14.9%)
(88.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Westwood, Massachusetts
931995 to March 2000
321990 to 1994
1521985 to 1989
1801980 to 1984
911975 to 1979
781970 to 1974
761965 to 1969
554Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 4,744 (28.4%)
Italian: 2,290 (13.7%)
English: 1,941 (11.6%)
Other: 1,785 (10.7%)
German: 1,191 (7.1%)
Polish: 563 (3.4%)
United States: 527 (3.2%)
Scottish: 470 (2.8%)
Arab: 436 (2.6%)
French: 362 (2.2%)
French Canadian: 359 (2.2%)
Greek: 341 (2.0%)
Swedish: 327 (2.0%)
Russian: 294 (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish: 294 (1.8%)
Lithuanian: 182 (1.1%)
Portuguese: 107 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 105 (0.6%)
Dutch: 91 (0.5%)
Ukrainian: 82 (0.5%)
Welsh: 59 (0.4%)
Hungarian: 36 (0.2%)
Swiss: 34 (0.2%)
Czech: 25 (0.1%)
Subsaharan African: 19 (0.1%)
West Indian: 16 (0.10%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Westwood:
10.6% (133)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Lebanon
Westwood:
10.0% (125)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (6,691)
Ireland
Westwood:
9.8% (123)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Italy
Westwood:
8.4% (106)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
United Kingdom
Westwood:
8.3% (104)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Germany
Westwood:
5.6% (70)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Korea
Westwood:
4.6% (58)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Iran
Westwood:
4.5% (57)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,416)
Greece
Westwood:
4.5% (56)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Vietnam
Westwood:
4.1% (51)
Massachusetts:
3.9% (30,457)
India
Westwood:
3.4% (43)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Taiwan
Westwood:
2.6% (33)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (7,258)
Venezuela
Westwood:
2.6% (33)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,633)
France
Westwood:
2.1% (27)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (5,895)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Westwood:
1.8% (22)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Austria
Westwood:
1.7% (21)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,418)
Other Eastern Europe
Westwood:
1.7% (21)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
South Africa
Westwood:
1.5% (19)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,242)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,061
Other state: 2,608
Northeast: 1,699
Midwest: 397
South: 300
West: 212
71% of Westwood residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 21
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 108
High school graduate (or equivalency): 572
Less than 1 year of college: 122
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 342
Associate degree: 199
Bachelor's degree: 1,649
Master's degree: 696
Professional school degree: 445
Doctorate degree: 166
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 73
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,068
Less than 1 year of college: 288
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 580
Associate degree: 437
Bachelor's degree: 1,614
Master's degree: 694
Professional school degree: 233
Doctorate degree: 86
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,354
One, attached: 33
Two: 126
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 29
10 to 19: 55
20 to 49: 101
50 or more: 531
Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $230,717
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
