Westwood, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,501

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

3.42% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$87,804

9.82% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$176,400

Economy

The economy of Westwood, PA employs 983 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Westwood, PA were Educational Services (443 people), Finance & Insurance (135 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (127 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,411), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,071), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,290).

Employment

Occupations

983

2024 Value

± 450

2.4%

1 Year growth

± 64.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Westwood, PA grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 960 employees to 983 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Westwood, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (169 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (159 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (145 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Westwood, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

983

2024 Value

± 450

2.4%

1 Year growth

± 64.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Westwood, PA grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 960 employees to 983 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Westwood, PA, are Educational Services (443 people), Finance & Insurance (135 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (127 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Westwood, PA, though some of these residents may live in Westwood, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,400

Median earning men ± $14,922

$34,426

Median earning women ± $19,342

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,570) and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($19,258).

Housing & Living

People in Westwood, PA have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Westwood, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$176,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$151,174

$415

Median Property Taxes

±$279

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, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

97%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 97% of the housing units in Westwood, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 96.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$87,804

Median Household Income

± $11,397

428

Number of Households

± 267

In 2024, the median household income of the 428 households in Westwood, PA grew to $87,804 from the previous year's value of $79,953.

The following chart displays the households in Westwood, PA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Westwood, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Worked At Home (15.7%)
Walked (1.42%)

In 2024, 82.9% of workers in Westwood, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.7%) and those who walked to work (1.42%).

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

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Westwood, PA have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Westwood, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Westwood, PA (30 out of 1.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Westwood, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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