Southwick

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  4. Southwick Employment Information
  5. Southwick Family Information
  6. Southwick Education Information
  7. Southwick Business Information
  8. Southwick Public Benefits Information
  9. Southwick Criminal Information
  10. Southwick Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Southwick Zip Codes


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Southwick Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,835
  • Land Area (2000): 80.174 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.933 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 413
  • Alias(es) (2003): SOUTHWICK
Southwick Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 8,877 2003 9,131 2005 9,402
2002 8,944 2004 Not Available 2006 9,605

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Houses (2000): 3,533
Southwick Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 4,900 55.46%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 8 0.09%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,927 44.45%

Southwick Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Southwick Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 2,146
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $65,542,000 / $14,379,000
Southwick Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 4,380 4,152 228 5.20% 52
1991 4,456 4,082 374 8.40% 84
1992 4,570 4,147 423 9.25% 92
1993 4,614 4,194 421 9.11% 91
1994 4,645 4,262 384 8.26% 83
1995 4,420 4,110 310 7.02% 70
1996 4,501 4,259 241 5.36% 54
1997 4,642 4,441 201 4.32% 43
1998 4,716 4,533 183 3.88% 39
1999 4,790 4,639 151 3.15% 31
2000 4,851 4,704 147 3.02% 30
2001 4,955 4,773 182 3.66% 37
2002 5,065 4,809 256 5.05% 51
2003 5,111 4,843 268 5.24% 52
2004 5,160 4,901 260 5.03% 50
2005 5,219 4,970 248 4.76% 48
2006 5,269 5,024 245 4.65% 46
2007 5,230 5,003 227 4.35% 43
2008 5,215 4,956 259 4.97% 50
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 5,265 4,945 320 6.08% 61
Feb 2008 5,262 4,961 301 5.72% 57
Mar 2008 5,278 4,980 298 5.65% 56
Apr 2008 5,221 5,004 217 4.16% 42
May 2008 5,176 4,955 221 4.27% 43
Jun 2008 5,233 4,978 255 4.87% 49
Jul 2008 5,187 4,957 230 4.43% 44
Aug 2008 5,149 4,916 233 4.53% 45
Sep 2008 5,166 4,909 257 4.97% 50
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Southwick Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 349 13.79%
2. Metal Manufactuing 153 6.05%
3. Public Administration 113 4.46%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 104 4.11%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 102 4.03%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 94 3.71%
7. Educational Services 92 3.63%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 89 3.52%
9. Finance and Insurance 88 3.48%
10. Repair and Maintenance 87 3.44%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 87 3.44%
12. Paper Manufacturing 84 3.32%
13. Health Care 76 3.00%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 59 2.33%
15. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 53 2.09%
16. Truck Transportation 49 1.94%
17. U.S. Postal Service 42 1.66%
18. Food Manufacturing 35 1.38%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 34 1.34%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 34 1.34%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 303 14.93%
2. Educational Services 249 12.27%
3. Finance and Insurance 184 9.06%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 167 8.23%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 131 6.45%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 102 5.02%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 88 4.33%
8. Public Administration 53 2.61%
9. Department and Other General Stores 52 2.56%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 36 1.77%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 36 1.77%
12. Social Assistance 34 1.67%
13. Construction 32 1.58%
14. Other Direct Selling Estab 31 1.53%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 31 1.53%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 29 1.43%
17. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 24 1.18%
18. Air Transportation 23 1.13%
19. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 23 1.13%
20. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 22 1.08%

Southwick Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 212 8.38%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 133 5.25%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 128 5.06%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 128 5.06%
5. Operations Managers Non Finance 107 4.23%
6. Other Management Occupations 107 4.23%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 106 4.19%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 105 4.15%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 94 3.71%
10. Engineers 88 3.48%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 75 2.96%
12. Other Construction Trades 73 2.88%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 71 2.81%
14. Computer Specialists 62 2.45%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 62 2.45%
16. Business Operations Specialists 61 2.41%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 57 2.25%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 56 2.21%
19. Carpenters 55 2.17%
20. Law Enforcement Workers 53 2.09%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 148 7.29%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 116 5.71%
3. Registered Nurses 107 5.27%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 100 4.93%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 92 4.53%
6. Business Operations Specialists 91 4.48%
7. Cashiers 78 3.84%
8. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 78 3.84%
9. Other Management Occupations 66 3.25%
10. Other Production Occupations 65 3.20%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 64 3.15%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 53 2.61%
13. Other Personal Care, Not child care 52 2.56%
14. Customer Service Representatives 50 2.46%
15. Personal Appearance Workers 50 2.46%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 50 2.46%
17. Art and Design Workers 48 2.36%
18. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 48 2.36%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 45 2.22%
20. Other Sales and Related Occupations 44 2.17%

Southwick Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,980 58.92%
15-35 hours 919 13.60%
1-14 hours 203 3.01%
No regular hours 1,653 24.47%

Southwick Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 146 3.29%
5 AM-5:29 AM 135 3.04%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 217 4.89%
6 AM-6:29 AM 437 9.85%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 552 12.45%
7 AM-7:29 AM 755 17.02%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 652 14.70%
8 AM-8:29 AM 342 7.71%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 267 6.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 200 4.51%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 63 1.42%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 8 0.18%
Noon-3:59 PM 383 8.64%
4 PM-11:59 PM 278 6.27%

Southwick Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 148 3.34%
5-9 456 10.28%
10-14 406 9.15%
15-19 592 13.35%
20-24 685 15.45%
25-29 379 8.55%
30-34 802 18.08%
35-39 160 3.61%
40-44 215 4.85%
45-59 357 8.05%
60-89 128 2.89%
At least 90 107 2.41%

Southwick 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% 2,666 60.11%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,177 26.54%
45-59 0 0.00% 357 8.05%
At least 60 0 0.00% 235 5.30%

Southwick Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 379 8.40%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,929 87.04%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 9 0.20%
Color 4 Box Other 7 0.16%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 111 2.46%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 79 1.75%

Southwick Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Southwick Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,312 (8,821 people)
Families (2000): 2,419 (7,587 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,157
People at same address in 1995: 5,158
Southwick Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 267 8.06%
$10,000-$14,999 149 4.50%
$15,000-$19,999 107 3.23%
$20,000-$24,999 131 3.96%
$25,000-$29,999 198 5.98%
$30,000-$34,999 87 2.63%
$35,000-$39,999 228 6.88%
$40,000-$44,999 192 5.80%
$45,000-$49,999 128 3.86%
$50,000-$59,999 380 11.47%
$60,000-$74,999 504 15.22%
$75,000-$99,999 595 17.96%
$100,000-$124,999 206 6.22%
$125,000-$149,999 53 1.60%
$150,000-$199,999 62 1.87%
$200,000 or more 25 0.75%

Southwick Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 726 21.88%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 901 27.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 150 4.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 599 18.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 15 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 598 18.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 237 7.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 59 1.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 25 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Southwick Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,767 29.96%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,187 12.85%
Public Assistance 75 0.81%
Retirement 463 5.01%
Self Employment 474 5.13%
Social Security 840 9.09%
Supplemental Security 105 1.14%
Wage / Salary 2,693 29.15%
Other 633 6.85%

Southwick Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,029 51.30%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 977 48.70%

Southwick Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 304 8.77%
Color 1 Box Married 2,077 59.89%
Color 2 Box Never Married 987 28.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 100 2.88%

Southwick Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 347 10.06%
Color 1 Box Married 2,195 63.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 627 18.17%
Color 3 Box Widowed 282 8.17%

Southwick 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.


Southwick Education Information Back to top
Southwick Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 234 3.60%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 818 12.58%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,419 37.22%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,141 17.55%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 569 8.75%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 903 13.89%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 416 6.40%

Southwick 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 74 0.84% 133 1.51% 207 2.34%
Kindergarten 84 0.95% 18 0.20% 102 1.15%
Grades 1-4 518 5.86% 33 0.37% 551 6.24%
Grades 5-8 495 5.60% 13 0.15% 508 5.75%
Grades 9-12 588 6.66% 31 0.35% 619 7.01%
Undergrad college 260 2.94% 34 0.38% 294 3.33%
Graduate or professional school 44 0.50% 55 0.62% 99 1.12%
Total 2,063 23.35% 317 3.59% 2,380 26.94%

Southwick Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Southwick Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 225
Southwick Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Southwick Public Benefits Information Back to top
Southwick Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,263 93.90%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 537 6.10%

Southwick 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.


Southwick Criminal Information Back to top
Southwick Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 2.366 0.338 0.000 0.000 2.704 1.464 7.097 7.322 0.789 16.672
2002 2.460 0.447 0.000 0.000 2.907 0.000 7.044 8.945 1.342 17.330
2003 2.957 0.110 0.000 0.110 3.176 0.110 7.009 9.528 1.314 17.851
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 1.383 0.106 0.000 0.213 1.702 0.213 4.042 10.530 0.851 15.422
2006 0.833 0.208 0.000 0.000 1.041 0.208 3.748 9.578 1.145 14.472
2007 1.029 0.103 0.000 0.206 1.338 0.103 5.350 9.878 1.338 16.565

Southwick Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 5 15
2005 5 15
2006 4 16
2007 4 16

Southwick Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 172
2002 181

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Southwick Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Southwick Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,212 13.72%
10-19 Years 1,320 14.94%
20-29 Years 747 8.46%
30-39 Years 1,543 17.46%
40-49 Years 1,649 18.66%
50-59 Years 1,022 11.57%
60-69 Years 565 6.40%
70-79 Years 500 5.66%
80-89 Years 252 2.85%
90+ Years 25 0.28%

Southwick Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,427 50.11%
Color 1 Box Female 4,408 49.89%

Southwick Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,502 96.23%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 152 1.72%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 91 1.03%
Color 1 Box African-American 40 0.45%
Color 2 Box Asian 32 0.36%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 14 0.16%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Southwick Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 1,840 16.59%
2. Irish 1,734 15.63%
3. Italian 1,587 14.31%
4. Polish 1,314 11.85%
5. English 1,168 10.53%
6. German 850 7.66%
7. French Canadian 791 7.13%
8. Swedish 282 2.54%
9. United States Or American 282 2.54%
10. Scottish 259 2.33%

Southwick Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,696 92.88%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 198 2.39%
3. French 184 2.22%
4. Italian 71 0.86%
5. Polish 36 0.43%
6. German 31 0.37%
7. Chinese 19 0.23%
8. Other Slavic 16 0.19%
9. Urdu 14 0.17%
10. Greek 8 0.10%

Southwick Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,608 97.43%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 155 1.75%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 72 0.81%

Southwick Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Southwick 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.


Southwick Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01077