Westwood, NJ

Census Place

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2021 Population

11,267

1.54% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

42.4

0% 1-year change

2021 Poverty Rate

4.82%

14.6% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$136,603

6.85% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$467,600

2.03% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Westwood, NJ had a population of 11.3k people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of $136,603. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Westwood, NJ grew from 11,096 to 11,267, a 1.54% increase and its median household income grew from $127,847 to $136,603, a 6.85% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Westwood, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.7%), White (Hispanic) (10.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.63%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.04%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.05%).

None of the households in Westwood, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.7% of the residents in Westwood, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Westwood, NJ was $467,600, and the homeownership rate was 63.2%.

Most people in Westwood, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Westwood, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United States New Jersey Bergen County, NJ New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood Boroughs PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Westwood, NJ is home to a population of 11.3k people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 19.7% of Westwood, NJ residents were born outside of the country (2.22k people).

In 2021, there were 5.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.17k people) in Westwood, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.23k White (Hispanic) and 1.09k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92.7%

2021 Citizenship

90.7%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 92.7% of Westwood, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Westwood, NJ was 90.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Westwood, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Westwood, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.17k ± 699
White (Hispanic)
1.23k ± 533
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.09k ± 525

20%

Hispanic Population

2.26k people

20% of the people in Westwood, NJ are hispanic (2.26k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Westwood, NJ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

19.7%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.22k people

21%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

2.33k people

As of 2021, 19.7% of Westwood, NJ residents (2.22k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Westwood, NJ was 21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Westwood, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
160 ± 78
Gulf War (2001-)
101 ± 100
Korea
51 ± 58

Westwood, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Westwood, NJ employs 6.5k people. The largest industries in Westwood, NJ are Health Care & Social Assistance (933 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (800 people), and Educational Services (702 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($175,094), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($148,446), and Wholesale Trade ($144,455).

Employment

Occupations

6.5k

2021 Value

± 737

0.995%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Westwood, NJ grew at a rate of 0.995%, from 6.43k employees to 6.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Westwood, NJ, are Management Occupations (1,056 people), Sales & Related Occupations (727 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (658 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Westwood, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.5k

2021 Value

± 737

0.995%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Westwood, NJ grew at a rate of 0.995%, from 6.43k employees to 6.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Westwood, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (933 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (800 people), and Educational Services (702 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Westwood, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Westwood, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,246

Median earning men ± $11,486

$45,253

Median earning women ± $11,748

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($213,486), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($171,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,362).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($100,943), Manufacturing ($100,833), and Information ($80,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New Jersey to other states, or from other states to New Jersey.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound New Jersey product (by dollars) was Electronics with $68.4B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($64.3B) and Motorized vehicles ($45.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New Jersey products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$634B

2020 Value in New Jersey

$1.35T

Projected 2050 Value in New Jersey

113% growth

In 2020, total outbound New Jersey trade was $634B. This is expected to increase 113% to $1.35T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New Jersey trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New Jersey to other states, or from other states to New Jersey.

Most Common Trade Partners

New York
$114B
Pennsylvania
$59.4B
Ohio
$21.2B

In 2020, the top outbound New Jersey domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New York with $114B, followed by Pennsylvania with $59.4B and Ohio and $21.2B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New Jersey shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.05% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.94M), Bachelors Degree (1.73M), and Some college (1.31M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Westwood, NJ was $467,600 in 2021, which is 1.91 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $458,300 to $467,600, a 2.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Westwood, NJ is 63.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Westwood, NJ have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Westwood, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$467,600

Median Property Value 2021

±$22,713

$2,760

Median Property Taxes

±$391

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Westwood, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Westwood, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.2%

Homeownership

2021

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 63.2% of the housing units in Westwood, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Westwood, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 592
Census Tract 591

The following map shows all of the places in Westwood, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$136,603

Median Household Income

± $22,190

4.36k

Number of Households

± 557

In 2021, the median household income of the 4.36k households in Westwood, NJ grew to $136,603 from the previous year's value of $127,847.

The following chart displays the households in Westwood, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Westwood, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.49

2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.49

2020 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2021, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.49 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0372% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (70.7%)
Worked At Home (12.7%)
Public Transit (7.18%)

In 2021, 70.7% of workers in Westwood, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Westwood, NJ have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.86% of the workforce in Westwood, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Westwood, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Westwood, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Westwood, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Westwood, NJ (541 out of 11.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Westwood, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.5% of the population of Westwood, NJ has health coverage, with 65.2% on employee plans, 4.23% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 9.29% on non-group plans, and 0.927% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bergen County, NJ see 836 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (847 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 754 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 359 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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836 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bergen County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Bergen County, NJ see an average of 836 patients per year. This represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (847 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bergen County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.5%

Uninsured

65.2%

Employer Coverage

4.23%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

9.29%

Non-Group

0.927%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Westwood, NJ declined by 5.12% from 4.74% to 4.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Westwood, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.