Westfield town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,556 ( 340 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.0 square miles
Population density: 96.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,203	92.25%	9.8%
Black:	8	0.18%	57.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	165	3.62%	768.4%
2+ races:	19	0.42%	47.2%
Hispanic:	161	3.53%	1.3%

Total non-White:	353	7.75%	48.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-455	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	115	2.8

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
4,896
4,658	95.14%
19	0.39%
4	0.08%
19	0.39%
36	0.74%
159	3.25%
238	4.86%

2000
5,232
5,006	95.68%
17	0.32%
8	0.15%
31	0.59%
52	0.99%
118	2.26%
226	4.32%

1990
5,227
5,051	96.63%
0	0.00%
40	0.77%
16	0.31%
n/a
120	2.30%
176	3.37%

1980
4,985
4,792	96.13%
15	0.30%
8	0.16%
16	0.32%
n/a
154	3.09%
193	3.87%

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

-348	-6.7
12	0.2

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

-45	-0.9
50	1.0

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

259	5.2
-17	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Westfield town, NY

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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
49.3
968	21.2%
3,588	78.8%
1,084	23.8%

2,169
2.05

928	42.8%
710	76.5%
75	8.1%
1,241	57.2%

2010
Number	Percent
46.6
1,007	20.6%
3,889	79.4%
1,014	20.7%

2,030
2.34

1,298	63.9%
1,008	77.7%
109	8.4%
732	36.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
1,319	25.2%
3,913	74.8%
928	17.7%

2,083
2.45

1,414	67.9%
1,127	79.7%
167	11.8%
669	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
1,340	25.6%
3,887	74.4%
885	16.9%

2,030
2.52

1,420	70.0%
1,189	83.7%
87	6.1%
610	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
1,358	27.2%
3,627	72.8%
737	14.8%

1,914
2.60

1,343	70.2%
1,196	89.1%
74	5.5%
571	29.8%

2022 Housing Data for Westfield town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	95	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	103	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	273	12.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	119	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	42	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	63	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	66	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	316	14.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	48	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	102	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	134	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	335	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	169	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	130	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	5.3%
$200,000 or more	58	2.7%

Median Household Income	45,815
Per Capita Income	33,533

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	186	8.6%
Public Assistance	15	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	409	18.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,586	64.3%
Unemployed	150	6.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,736	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	730	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	602	330	64.6%
Non-Profit	139	14	90.8%
Self-Employed	270	19	93.4%

Local Government	121	216	35.9%
State Government	61	119	33.9%
Federal Government	0	40	0.0%

Total Private + Self	872	349	71.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	321	389	45.2%
Total	1,193	738	61.8%

Pct. Govt.	28.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	333	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	379	19.6%
Professional, Technical	435	22.5%
Service Occupations	273	14.1%
All others	511	26.5%

White Collar		59.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	396	20.5%
Public administration	310	16.1%
Educational services	241	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	172	8.9%
Construction	136	7.0%
Other services	136	7.0%
Retail trade	119	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	113	5.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	110	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	59	3.1%
Wholesale trade	43	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	36	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	1.0%
Finance and insurance	7	0.4%
Information	6	0.3%
Transportation and warehousing	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	98	2.15%
Puerto Rican	63	1.38%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	126	2.77%
Korean	21	0.46%
Indian	18	0.40%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,009	91.3%
Spanish	159	3.6%
Vietnamese	126	2.9%
German, other Germanic	78	1.8%
Korean	21	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,009	22.1%
English	762	16.7%
Italian	476	10.4%
Irish	400	8.8%
Polish	274	6.0%
Swedish	209	4.6%
Dutch	161	3.5%
Slovene	138	3.0%
American	86	1.9%
Russian	73	1.6%
Scottish	41	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	36	0.8%
Welsh	31	0.7%
Czech	25	0.5%
French Canadian	22	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,522	99.3%
Not a citizen	34	0.7%

Native	4,398	96.5%
Foreign-born	158	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
57	1.7%	316	9.3%	1,194	35.0%	819	24.0%	678	19.9%	347	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	57	1.7%
9-12 Years	316	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,194	35.0%
Some College	819	24.0%
Bach. Degree	678	19.9%
Grad Degree	347	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +71	D +67	D + 5.0%
D +138
2020 vs. 2012	R +133	R +124	R + 4.1%
D +9
2020 vs. 2008	R +155	R +294	R + 12.0%
D -139

2016 vs. 2008	R +84	R +361	R + 17.0%
D -277
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,481	59.3%	Joe Biden (D)	958	38.4%	57	2.3%	2,496	22	13	0.03%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	1,410	59.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	820	34.5%	150	6.3%	2,380	23	13	0.03%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,348	57.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	949	40.8%	31	1.3%	2,328	23	11	0.03%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	1,326	53.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,097	44.4%	48	1.9%	2,471	18	8	0.03%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,466	58.2%	John Kerry (D)	1,005	39.9%	47	1.9%	2,518	18	8	0.03%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	1,330	55.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	994	41.2%	88	3.6%	2,412	20	7	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Westfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

958

38.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,481

59.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,496

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Westfield village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

820

34.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,410

59.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,380

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Westfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

949

40.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,348

57.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,328

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Westfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,097

44.4%

John McCain (R)

1,326

53.7%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,471

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Westfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,466

58.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,005

39.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,518

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Westfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,330

55.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

994

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,412

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Westfield town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	50%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	983	53.3%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	861	46.7%	0	0.0%	1,844	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	51%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,144	61.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	661	35.4%	64 [+]	3.4%	1,869	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 27 (1.4%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 21 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.9%);
2016	S3	61%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,250	54.7%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	988	43.2%	49 [+]	2.1%	2,287	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 29 (1.3%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 20 (0.9%);
2014	G	42%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	957	60.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	576	36.4%	51 [+]	3.2%	1,584	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 36 (2.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 8 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 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	2,551
Median Value	$94,400

Occupied	2,169	85.0%
Vacant	382	15.0%

Owned	1,596	73.6%
Rented	573	26.4%
Median Rent	$650

Single-Family Units	1,790	70.2%
Detached	1,641	64.3%
Attached	149	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	129	5.1%
Mobile Homes	210	8.2%

Westfield town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Westfield town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Westfield town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Westfield town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Westfield town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Westfield town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Westfield town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Westfield town, NY