Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Westwood
Westwood packs about 16,266 people into roughly 11 square miles of land, which works out to about 1,495 residents per square mile, and it is a town of families and long stays: more than a quarter of residents are under 18, 87.2% of housing units are owner-occupied, and households average 2.9 people. Roughly one resident in nine was born outside the United States, and 16.0% of households speak a language other than English at home. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 16,266
- Households: 5,492
- Persons per household: 2.9
- Foreign-born: 11.8% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 18.3%
- Under 18: 26.5%
- Under 5: 5.1%
- Veterans: 4.3%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 78.8%
- Asian: 10.0%
- Black or African American: 1.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 5.3%
- Two or more races: 7.2%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 16.0%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $205,000
- Poverty rate: 5.0%
- Median home value: $985,800
- Median gross rent: $2,390
- Homeownership: 87.2% of units
- In the labor force: 64.5%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the counts below are the state’s enrollment snapshot from February 1, 2025. As in most of the state, Westwood’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all, which means the April ballot is decided by people who owe nothing to either party.
- Total registered: 12,398
- Unenrolled (no party): 8,221 (66.31%)
- Democrats: 2,837 (22.88%)
- Republicans: 1,267 (10.22%)
- Political designations: 73 (0.59%)
- Voting precincts: 5
Sources
See how Westwood fits into the broader Commonwealth.