Westfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 40,535 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Westfield is the 39th largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Westfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Westfield is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westfield who work in office and administrative support (11.11%), management occupations (10.93%), and teaching (9.00%). Also of interest is that Westfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The overall education level of Westfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.62% of adults in Westfield have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Westfield in 2022 was $38,979, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,916 for a family of four. However, Westfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Westfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Westfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Westfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Westfield include Irish, Polish, Italian, French, and English. The most common language spoken in Westfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
