Westwood

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  1. Westwood Legal Resources
  2. Westwood Statistics
  3. Westwood Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Westwood Employment Information
  5. Westwood Family Information
  6. Westwood Education Information
  7. Westwood Public Benefits Information
  8. Westwood Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Westwood Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 5,500
  • Land Area (2000): 10.438 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.240 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,409
Westwood Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 5,552 99.27%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 41 0.73%

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Westwood Employment Information Back to top
Westwood Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 131 10.82%
2. Construction 100 8.26%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 84 6.94%
4. Public Administration 60 4.95%
5. Repair and Maintenance 54 4.46%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 50 4.13%
7. Health Care 49 4.05%
8. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 47 3.88%
9. Truck Transportation 46 3.80%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 44 3.63%
11. Educational Services 42 3.47%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 41 3.39%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 37 3.06%
14. Rail Transportation 32 2.64%
15. Finance and Insurance 30 2.48%
16. Department and Other General Stores 29 2.39%
17. Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum, Wholesale 28 2.31%
18. Utilities 26 2.15%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 25 2.06%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 24 1.98%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 203 18.76%
2. Educational Services 129 11.92%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 103 9.52%
4. Finance and Insurance 75 6.93%
5. Department and Other General Stores 65 6.01%
6. Social Assistance 65 6.01%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 54 4.99%
8. Utilities 36 3.33%
9. Metal Manufactuing 29 2.68%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 29 2.68%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 26 2.40%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 23 2.13%
13. Construction 22 2.03%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 18 1.66%
15. Public Administration 17 1.57%
16. Other Direct Selling Estab 15 1.39%
17. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 15 1.39%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 14 1.29%
19. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 12 1.11%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 12 1.11%

Westwood Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 97 8.01%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 74 6.11%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 73 6.03%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 58 4.79%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 57 4.71%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 54 4.46%
7. Construction Laborers 48 3.96%
8. Other Material Moving Workers 45 3.72%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 45 3.72%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 43 3.55%
11. Other Production Occupations 37 3.06%
12. Carpenters 32 2.64%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 32 2.64%
14. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 29 2.39%
15. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 23 1.90%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 23 1.90%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 23 1.90%
18. Engineers 22 1.82%
19. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 19 1.57%
20. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 19 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 76 7.02%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 63 5.82%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 57 5.27%
4. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 55 5.08%
5. Other Management Occupations 50 4.62%
6. Registered Nurses 48 4.44%
7. Other Healthcare Support 46 4.25%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 44 4.07%
9. Cashiers 43 3.97%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 42 3.88%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 40 3.70%
12. Customer Service Representatives 38 3.51%
13. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 37 3.42%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 37 3.42%
15. Secretaries and Admins 37 3.42%
16. Child Care Workers 34 3.14%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 28 2.59%
18. Other Personal Care, Not child care 28 2.59%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 27 2.50%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 25 2.31%

Westwood Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,087 45.75%
15-35 hours 469 10.28%
1-14 hours 79 1.73%
No regular hours 1,927 42.24%

Westwood Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 97 4.48%
5 AM-5:29 AM 35 1.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 85 3.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM 162 7.48%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 213 9.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM 308 14.23%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 363 16.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM 230 10.62%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 124 5.73%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 145 6.70%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 37 1.71%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 16 0.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 197 9.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM 153 7.07%

Westwood Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 33 1.52%
5-9 280 12.93%
10-14 514 23.74%
15-19 384 17.74%
20-24 413 19.08%
25-29 87 4.02%
30-34 219 10.12%
35-39 76 3.51%
40-44 23 1.06%
45-59 57 2.63%
60-89 51 2.36%
At least 90 28 1.29%

Westwood Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,711 79.03%
30-44 2 0.09% 316 14.60%
45-59 0 0.00% 57 2.63%
At least 60 0 0.00% 79 3.65%

Westwood Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 334 14.95%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,768 79.14%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 25 1.12%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 2 0.09%
Color 6 Box Walked 36 1.61%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 69 3.09%

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Westwood Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,269 (5,568 people)
Families (2000): 1,729 (4,881 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 537
People at same address in 1995: 3,321
Westwood Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 226 9.96%
$10,000-$14,999 242 10.67%
$15,000-$19,999 212 9.34%
$20,000-$24,999 140 6.17%
$25,000-$29,999 232 10.22%
$30,000-$34,999 158 6.96%
$35,000-$39,999 211 9.30%
$40,000-$44,999 126 5.55%
$45,000-$49,999 126 5.55%
$50,000-$59,999 212 9.34%
$60,000-$74,999 88 3.88%
$75,000-$99,999 138 6.08%
$100,000-$124,999 80 3.53%
$125,000-$149,999 12 0.53%
$150,000-$199,999 21 0.93%
$200,000 or more 45 1.98%

Westwood Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 502 22.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 811 36.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 51 2.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 395 17.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 4 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 292 13.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 6 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 121 5.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 26 1.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 13 0.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Westwood Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,561 25.84%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 757 12.53%
Public Assistance 89 1.47%
Retirement 658 10.89%
Self Employment 142 2.35%
Social Security 883 14.62%
Supplemental Security 138 2.28%
Wage / Salary 1,506 24.93%
Other 307 5.08%

Westwood Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 944 66.25%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 481 33.75%

Westwood Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 145 6.58%
Color 1 Box Married 1,508 68.45%
Color 2 Box Never Married 488 22.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 62 2.81%

Westwood Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 243 10.11%
Color 1 Box Married 1,468 61.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 377 15.68%
Color 3 Box Widowed 316 13.14%

Westwood Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Westwood Education Information Back to top
Westwood Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 367 8.33%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 653 14.81%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,638 37.16%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 916 20.78%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 245 5.56%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 350 7.94%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 239 5.42%

Westwood Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 47 0.85% 62 1.13% 109 1.98%
Kindergarten 56 1.02% 3 0.05% 59 1.07%
Grades 1-4 236 4.29% 19 0.35% 255 4.64%
Grades 5-8 293 5.33% 28 0.51% 321 5.84%
Grades 9-12 224 4.07% 10 0.18% 234 4.25%
Undergrad college 112 2.04% 48 0.87% 160 2.91%
Graduate or professional school 12 0.22% 11 0.20% 23 0.42%
Total 980 17.82% 181 3.29% 1,161 21.11%

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Westwood Public Benefits Information Back to top
Westwood Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,886 87.36%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 707 12.64%

Westwood Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Westwood Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Westwood Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 639 11.62%
10-19 Years 688 12.51%
20-29 Years 619 11.25%
30-39 Years 695 12.64%
40-49 Years 855 15.55%
50-59 Years 737 13.40%
60-69 Years 651 11.84%
70-79 Years 440 8.00%
80-89 Years 158 2.87%
90+ Years 18 0.33%

Westwood Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,697 49.04%
Color 1 Box Female 2,803 50.96%

Westwood Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,374 97.71%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 40 0.73%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 32 0.58%
Color 1 Box African-American 26 0.47%
Color 2 Box Asian 24 0.44%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Westwood Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,235 32.33%
2. Irish 661 17.30%
3. English 602 15.76%
4. German 595 15.58%
5. French Non-Basque 149 3.90%
6. Scotch Irish 132 3.46%
7. Scottish 89 2.33%
8. Dutch 80 2.09%
9. European 43 1.13%
10. Welsh 43 1.13%

Westwood Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 5,198 98.32%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 32 0.61%
3. German 23 0.44%
4. Chinese 13 0.25%
5. Persian 10 0.19%
6. French 5 0.09%
7. Arabic 4 0.08%
8. Other Indo European 2 0.04%

Westwood Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 5,550 99.23%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 10 0.18%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 33 0.59%

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Westwood Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.