Southwick town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,244 ( 258 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.8 square miles
Population density: 300.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,287	89.65%	8.2%
Black:	22	0.24%	72.2%
Indian:	40	0.43%	73.9%
Asian:	105	1.14%	31.2%
2+ races:	217	2.35%	133.3%
Hispanic:	573	6.20%	189.4%

Total non-White:	957	10.35%	101.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-741	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	483	6.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,502
9,028	95.01%
79	0.83%
23	0.24%
80	0.84%
93	0.98%
198	2.08%
474	4.99%

2000
8,835
8,458	95.73%
33	0.37%
19	0.22%
44	0.50%
84	0.95%
197	2.23%
377	4.27%

1990
7,667
7,439	97.03%
23	0.30%
17	0.22%
121	1.58%
n/a
67	0.87%
228	2.97%

1980
7,382
7,270	98.48%
56	0.76%
14	0.19%
7	0.09%
n/a
22	0.30%
112	1.52%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

570	6.5
97	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,019	13.3
149	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

169	2.3
116	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Southwick town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.8
1,655	17.9%
7,589	82.1%
2,022	21.9%

3,691
2.49

2,645	71.7%
2,171	82.1%
97	3.7%
1,046	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
2,110	22.2%
7,392	77.8%
1,398	14.7%

3,710
2.56

2,572	69.3%
2,099	81.6%
155	6.0%
1,138	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
2,335	26.4%
6,500	73.6%
1,015	11.5%

3,312
2.66

2,419	73.0%
2,006	82.9%
141	5.8%
893	27.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
2,114	27.6%
5,553	72.4%
734	9.6%

2,725
2.81

2,091	76.7%
1,721	82.3%
165	7.9%
634	23.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
2,349	31.8%
5,033	68.2%
494	6.7%

2,464
3.00

1,982	80.4%
1,718	86.7%
127	6.4%
482	19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Southwick town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	59	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	82	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	117	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	72	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	138	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	143	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	158	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	202	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	346	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	321	8.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	541	14.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	274	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	528	14.3%
$200,000 or more	565	15.3%

Median Household Income	106,779
Per Capita Income	47,760

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	144	3.9%
Public Assistance	70	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	204	5.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,219	78.3%
Unemployed	114	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,333	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,054	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,162	1,425	60.3%
Non-Profit	88	339	20.6%
Self-Employed	277	261	51.5%

Local Government	116	150	43.6%
State Government	29	46	38.7%
Federal Government	0	48	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,439	1,686	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	233	583	28.6%
Total	2,672	2,269	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	7.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	907	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	990	20.0%
Professional, Technical	1,146	23.1%
Service Occupations	635	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	43	0.9%
All others	1,274	25.7%

White Collar		61.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	959	19.4%
Health care and social assistance	721	14.6%
Retail trade	715	14.4%
Educational services	446	9.0%
Construction	426	8.6%
Other services	288	5.8%
Finance and insurance	254	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	204	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	155	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	137	2.8%
Public administration	132	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	122	2.5%
Wholesale trade	109	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	95	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	88	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	76	1.5%
Information	19	0.4%
Utilities	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	56	0.61%
Puerto Rican	318	3.44%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	41	0.44%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	20	0.22%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	20	0.22%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	138	1.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	34	0.37%
Japanese	33	0.36%
Laotian	31	0.34%
Chinese	7	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,410	93.7%
Spanish	170	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	166	1.8%
Other Asian	142	1.6%
German, other Germanic	27	0.3%
Other Indo-European	23	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.2%
Vietnamese	13	0.1%
Chinese	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,954	21.1%
Polish	1,434	15.5%
English	1,314	14.2%
Italian	1,213	13.1%
French	824	8.9%
German	755	8.2%
French Canadian	622	6.7%
American	594	6.4%
Scottish	366	4.0%
Greek	188	2.0%
Norwegian	188	2.0%
Swedish	160	1.7%
Dutch	139	1.5%
European	99	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	91	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,203	99.6%
Not a citizen	41	0.4%

Native	8,966	97.0%
Foreign-born	278	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	0.8%	190	2.8%	2,223	32.6%	2,009	29.4%	1,305	19.1%	1,045	15.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	0.8%
9-12 Years	190	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,223	32.6%
Some College	2,009	29.4%
Bach. Degree	1,305	19.1%
Grad Degree	1,045	15.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +260	D +241	D + 7.4%
D +501
2020 vs. 2012	R +451	R +141	R + 0.5%
D +310
2020 vs. 2008	R +754	R +661	R + 11.2%
D +93

2016 vs. 2008	R +494	R +902	R + 18.6%
D -408
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,221	56.2%	Joe Biden (D)	2,360	41.2%	151	2.6%	5,732	24	9	0.16%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	2,961	56.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,859	35.4%	432	8.2%	5,252	24	10	0.16%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,770	56.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,050	41.8%	81	1.7%	4,901	19	9	0.15%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	2,467	50.7%	Barack Obama (D)	2,267	46.6%	133	2.7%	4,867	15	5	0.16%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,315	51.8%	John Kerry (D)	2,083	46.6%	68	1.5%	4,466	15	1	0.15%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	1,851	47.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,737	44.9%	284	7.3%	3,872	15	0	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Southwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,360

41.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,221

56.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,732

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Southwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,859

35.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,961

56.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

267

5.1%

Other

165

3.1%

TOTAL

5,252

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Southwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,050

41.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,770

56.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

4,901

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Southwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,267

46.6%

John McCain (R)

2,467

50.7%

Other

133

2.7%

TOTAL

4,867

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Southwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,315

51.8%

John Kerry (D)

2,083

46.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,466

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Southwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,851

47.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,737

44.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

236

6.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,872

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Southwick town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Geoff Diehl (R)	2,506	60.0%	Maura Healey (D)	1,587	38.0%	87 [+]	2.1%	4,180	25	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 85 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2020	S2	78%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	3,226	57.4%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,319	41.3%	76 [+]	1.4%	5,621	24	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 76 (1.4%);
2018	S1	58%	Geoff Diehl (R)	2,464	57.9%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,581	37.2%	210 [+]	4.9%	4,255	22	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 207 (4.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	58%	Charlie Baker* (R)	3,487	83.1%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	695	16.6%	15 [+]	0.4%	4,197	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 15 (0.4%);
2014	S2	47%	Brian Herr (R)	2,025	59.2%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,387	40.5%	10 [+]	0.3%	3,422	21	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.3%);
2014	G	48%	Charlie Baker (R)	2,268	64.1%	Martha Coakley (D)	888	25.1%	382 [+]	10.8%	3,538	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 279 (7.9%); Scott Lively (I) 76 (2.1%); Jeff McCormick (I) 25 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,983
Median Value	$339,000

Occupied	3,691	92.7%
Vacant	292	7.3%

Owned	3,183	86.2%
Rented	508	13.8%
Median Rent	$1,243

Single-Family Units	3,342	83.9%
Detached	3,050	76.6%
Attached	292	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	249	6.3%
Mobile Homes	10	0.3%

Southwick town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Southwick town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Southwick town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Southwick town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Southwick town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Southwick town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Southwick town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Southwick town, MA