CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Westwood

New Jersey · 10,446 residents · 2.26 sq mi

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Westwood is home to 10,446 people in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $217,700. Median rent is $796 a month. At a median age of 37.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households take in $46,866 a year at the median, 56% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.3%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,446

−5%vs 2000

vs 10,999 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(620)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(479)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(565)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(530)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(788)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(1,829)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,504)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(1,305)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,070)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(895)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(643)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(218)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,866

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,868 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,951

−35%vs 2000

vs $32,083 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$217,700

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $238,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$796

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $996 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.0% in 2000

36.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.8%(9,111)

Black5.7%(624)

Hispanic / Latino6%(660)

Asian4.4%(482)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(9,389)

Black6.1%(637)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(401)

Asian3.6%(372)

Other0.5%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(738)

South American5.7%(641)

Cuban4.5%(507)

Central American3.9%(435)

Peruvian3.8%(428)

Puerto Rican2.6%(295)

Dominican1.9%(219)

Salvadoran1.5%(171)

Costa Rican1%(118)

Nicaraguan1%(117)

Venezuelan0.9%(103)

Colombian0.7%(84)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.4%(44)

Panamanian0.3%(29)

Ecuadorian0.2%(26)

Asian origin

Filipino3%(338)

Korean2.8%(318)

Asian Indian1.3%(150)

Sri Lankan0.3%(36)

Chinese0.2%(20)

Japanese0%(3)

Ancestry

Italian22.6%(2,552)

Irish14.6%(1,650)

German12.8%(1,447)

English4.2%(478)

Polish4%(453)

Hungarian2.4%(266)

American1.8%(200)

Greek1.5%(164)

Subsaharan African1.4%(162)

Kenyan1.4%(162)

Arab1.4%(153)

West Indian1.3%(149)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.3%(147)

Swedish1.1%(122)

Israeli1%(115)

Portuguese0.8%(93)

French0.8%(87)

Russian0.7%(84)

Lebanese0.7%(74)

Haitian0.6%(72)

Croatian0.6%(68)

Armenian0.6%(66)

Scottish0.6%(66)

Ukrainian0.6%(63)

Norwegian0.5%(58)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(58)

Czech0.5%(52)

Syrian0.4%(46)

Austrian0.4%(43)

Lithuanian0.2%(24)

British0.2%(19)

Swiss0.2%(18)

Palestinian0.1%(16)

Brazilian0.1%(15)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Moroccan0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Romanian0.1%(12)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

Egyptian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.2%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.0%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 20.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.3%(1,692)

Married57%(2,654)

Widowed1.2%(54)

Divorced5.6%(260)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(1,395)

Married49.9%(2,378)

Widowed4.8%(227)

Divorced16%(764)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.2%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 85.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)33.9%(131)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(55)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.1%(120)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 386 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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