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." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Westwood is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Westwood a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Westwood has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Westwood's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Westwood is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

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.