Westwood is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 14,117 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Westwood is the 131st largest community in Massachusetts.

Westwood is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Westwood is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westwood who work in management occupations (15.69%), office and administrative support jobs (12.16%), and sales jobs (11.87%).

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

In addition, Westwood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Westwood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Westwood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Westwood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

As is often the case in a small town, Westwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Westwood Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Westwood, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Westwood is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.41% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Westwood in 2000 was $41,553, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,212 for a family of four. However, Westwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Westwood is English.