Westfield

Population: 30,760
Median household income: $212,700
Median home value: $930,500

Located in Union County, New Jersey, Westfield is a community with a population of 30,760. At $212,700, its median household income sits above Union County's $100,117.

From 2019 to 2023, Westfield's population grew 3.0% from 29,877 to 30,760, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $743,400 to $930,500.

76.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,760
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $212,700
Median home value: $930,500
Median gross rent: $2,211
Housing units: 11,093
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,87730,760

Median household income

$170,798$212,700

Median home value

$743,400$930,500

Median gross rent

$1,608$2,211

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,877	$170,798	$743,400	$1,608
2020	29,690	$158,323	$773,200	$1,713
2021	30,950	$185,319	$810,400	$2,008
2022	30,839	$203,235	$890,000	$2,179
2023	30,760	$212,700	$930,500	$2,211

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,404	7.8%
5 to 17	6,500	21.1%
18 to 24	1,695	5.5%
25 to 34	2,236	7.3%
35 to 44	4,052	13.2%
45 to 54	5,211	16.9%
55 to 64	4,140	13.5%
65 to 74	2,732	8.9%
75 and over	1,790	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,525	76.5%
Black or African American	531	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.2%
Asian	2,684	8.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	210	0.7%
Two or more races	1,120	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,631	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate9.5%

Some college or associate's11.7%

Bachelor's degree39.5%

Graduate or professional degree37.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	438	2.2%
High school graduate	1,909	9.5%
Some college or associate's	2,356	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,961	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7,497	37.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone49.7%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit12.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home33.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,342	49.7%
Carpooled	226	1.5%
Public transit	1,818	12.3%
Walked	221	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,013	33.9%
Other means	146	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,132	21.9%
15 to 29 min	2,336	24.0%
30 to 44 min	1,805	18.5%
45 to 59 min	1,108	11.4%
60+ min	2,372	24.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 2.1% (630 of 30,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,475	79.4%
Nonfamily households	2,201	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,676	96.2%
Vacant	417	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,568	80.3%
Renter-occupied	2,108	19.7%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,618	77.7%
1-unit, attached	274	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1,405	12.7%
5 to 19 units	222	2.0%
20 or more units	554	5.0%
Mobile home & other	20	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3479040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.6516, -74.3434