Westfield

Population: 2,937
Median household income: $43,385
Median home value: $91,700

Located in Chautauqua County, New York, Westfield is a community with a population of 2,937. Its median household income of $43,385 runs below the Chautauqua County figure of $56,507.

Between 2019 and 2023, Westfield's population grew 12.5% from 2,611 to 2,937, while its median home value rose 15.6% from $79,300 to $91,700.

30.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,937
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,385
Median home value: $91,700
Median gross rent: $667
Housing units: 1,490
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6112,937

Median household income

$41,053$43,385

Median home value

$79,300$91,700

Median gross rent

$671$667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,611	$41,053	$79,300	$671
2020	2,766	$37,223	$76,200	$542
2021	2,632	$37,500	$78,000	$564
2022	2,714	$43,369	$89,000	$626
2023	2,937	$43,385	$91,700	$667

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 241.1%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	137	4.7%
5 to 17	621	21.1%
18 to 24	33	1.1%
25 to 34	358	12.2%
35 to 44	224	7.6%
45 to 54	457	15.6%
55 to 64	303	10.3%
65 to 74	468	15.9%
75 and over	336	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,684	91.4%
Black or African American	8	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	115	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	326	15.2%
High school graduate	739	34.4%
Some college or associate's	434	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	383	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	264	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	719	81.5%
Carpooled	97	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	392	45.6%
15 to 29 min	395	46.0%
30 to 44 min	55	6.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	17	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 19.1% (545 of 2,846)

	Count	Share
Family households	503	35.4%
Nonfamily households	918	64.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,421	95.4%
Vacant	69	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	925	65.1%
Renter-occupied	496	34.9%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units27.2%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	867	58.2%
1-unit, attached	157	10.5%
2 to 4 units	405	27.2%
5 to 19 units	29	1.9%
20 or more units	16	1.1%
Mobile home & other	16	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3679939
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3218, -79.5748