Westfield is home to 40,378 people in Massachusetts. Households here earn about 16% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. There are 873 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $325,100, having more than doubled since 2000. About 33% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $87,753 at the median, near the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,753, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westfield
What changed most since 1990
White share94.3% → 83.3%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Westfield's population equals 8.7% of Hampden County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.8%(430)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(417)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(710)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(28)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,175 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Westfield, decade by decade
Westfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
38,372
$80,398
$325,449
19.3%
13.7
2000
40,072
$82,412
$234,811
24.2%
18.7
2010
41,094
$74,259
$322,815
26.0%
26.5
2020
40,834
$90,244
$299,737
32.2%
39.4
2024
40,378
$87,753
$325,100
33.2%
36.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
