Westford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 20,754 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Westford is the 88th largest community in Massachusetts.

Westford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Westford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westford who work in management occupations (18.62%), office and administrative support jobs (10.53%), and computer science and math (9.78%).

Also of interest is that Westford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Westford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Westford is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Westford's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Westford is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Westford.

Being a small town, Westford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Westford Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Westford is a pretty powerful place. 56.81% of the adults in Westford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Westford in 2000 was $37,979, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,916 for a family of four. However, Westford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Westford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Westford is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Westford include Irish, English, Italian, German, French Canadian, French, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Westford is English.