Westwood

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  4. Westwood Employment Information
  5. Westwood Family Information
  6. Westwood Education Information
  7. Westwood Public Benefits Information
  8. Westwood Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Westwood Legal Resources Back to top

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Westwood Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 9,122
  • Land Area (2000): 7.252 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 4,505
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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. Educational Services 317 12.74%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 154 6.19%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 149 5.99%
4. Construction 136 5.47%
5. Health Care 122 4.90%
6. Chemical Manufacturing 102 4.10%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 97 3.90%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 90 3.62%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 85 3.42%
10. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 73 2.93%
11. Public Administration 73 2.93%
12. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 73 2.93%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 72 2.89%
14. Finance and Insurance 56 2.25%
15. Food Manufacturing 54 2.17%
16. Paper Manufacturing 54 2.17%
17. Other Transportation 51 2.05%
18. Department and Other General Stores 49 1.97%
19. Metal Manufactuing 49 1.97%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 47 1.89%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 512 20.21%
2. Health Care 479 18.91%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 202 7.97%
4. Finance and Insurance 178 7.03%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 99 3.91%
6. Social Assistance 92 3.63%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 91 3.59%
8. Chemical Manufacturing 84 3.32%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 65 2.57%
10. Public Administration 63 2.49%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 51 2.01%
12. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 49 1.93%
13. Metal Manufactuing 45 1.78%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 42 1.66%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 36 1.42%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 33 1.30%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 33 1.30%
18. Department and Other General Stores 32 1.26%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 25 0.99%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 24 0.95%

Westwood Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 141 5.67%
2. Other Production Occupations 124 4.98%
3. Computer Specialists 108 4.34%
4. Other Management Occupations 106 4.26%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 99 3.98%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 95 3.82%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 89 3.58%
8. Business Operations Specialists 88 3.54%
9. Engineers 84 3.38%
10. Postsecondary Teachers 80 3.22%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 67 2.69%
12. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 65 2.61%
13. Other Food Preparation and Servers 59 2.37%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 59 2.37%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 57 2.29%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 54 2.17%
17. Other Protective Service Workers 50 2.01%
18. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 49 1.97%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 47 1.89%
20. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 47 1.89%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 194 7.66%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 176 6.95%
3. Waiters and Waitresses 132 5.21%
4. Secretaries and Admins 121 4.78%
5. Other Management Occupations 108 4.26%
6. Registered Nurses 106 4.18%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 101 3.99%
8. Business Operations Specialists 97 3.83%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 96 3.79%
10. Child Care Workers 72 2.84%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 72 2.84%
12. Customer Service Representatives 67 2.65%
13. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 63 2.49%
14. Cashiers 60 2.37%
15. Assemblers and Fabricators 56 2.21%
16. Other Personal Care, Not child care 55 2.17%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 55 2.17%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 55 2.17%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 53 2.09%
20. Therapists 53 2.09%

Westwood Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,953 51.24%
15-35 hours 1,514 19.62%
1-14 hours 306 3.97%
No regular hours 1,942 25.17%

Westwood Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 104 2.17%
5 AM-5:29 AM 34 0.71%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 104 2.17%
6 AM-6:29 AM 227 4.74%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 420 8.78%
7 AM-7:29 AM 692 14.46%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 871 18.20%
8 AM-8:29 AM 653 13.65%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 228 4.76%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 293 6.12%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 171 3.57%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 57 1.19%
Noon-3:59 PM 494 10.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM 437 9.13%

Westwood Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 172 3.59%
5-9 718 15.01%
10-14 1,080 22.57%
15-19 1,120 23.41%
20-24 723 15.11%
25-29 215 4.49%
30-34 346 7.23%
35-39 67 1.40%
40-44 69 1.44%
45-59 151 3.16%
60-89 103 2.15%
At least 90 21 0.44%

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 50 1.04% 3,978 83.13%
30-44 26 0.54% 456 9.53%
45-59 5 0.10% 146 3.05%
At least 60 0 0.00% 124 2.59%

Westwood Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 26 0.53%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 367 7.44%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,193 84.98%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 9 0.18%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 81 1.64%
Color 6 Box Walked 109 2.21%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 149 3.02%

Westwood 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.


Westwood Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,344 (9,116 people)
Families (2000): 2,094 (5,861 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 870
People at same address in 1995: 3,973
Westwood Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 297 6.84%
$10,000-$14,999 322 7.41%
$15,000-$19,999 329 7.57%
$20,000-$24,999 323 7.44%
$25,000-$29,999 311 7.16%
$30,000-$34,999 384 8.84%
$35,000-$39,999 324 7.46%
$40,000-$44,999 274 6.31%
$45,000-$49,999 283 6.51%
$50,000-$59,999 377 8.68%
$60,000-$74,999 469 10.80%
$75,000-$99,999 369 8.49%
$100,000-$124,999 192 4.42%
$125,000-$149,999 21 0.48%
$150,000-$199,999 25 0.58%
$200,000 or more 44 1.01%

Westwood Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,548 35.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,168 26.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 546 12.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 399 9.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 91 2.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 325 7.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 47 1.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 131 3.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 17 0.39%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 43 0.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 23 0.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Westwood Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,390 28.38%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,073 17.35%
Public Assistance 57 0.48%
Retirement 826 6.92%
Self Employment 468 3.92%
Social Security 1,305 10.93%
Supplemental Security 52 0.44%
Wage / Salary 3,333 27.90%
Other 441 3.69%

Westwood Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,050 63.52%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 603 36.48%

Westwood Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 262 7.41%
Color 1 Box Married 1,700 48.10%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,505 42.59%
Color 3 Box Widowed 67 1.90%

Westwood Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 454 10.72%
Color 1 Box Married 1,625 38.38%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,601 37.81%
Color 3 Box Widowed 554 13.08%

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 85 1.13%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 361 4.78%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,294 17.13%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,496 33.05%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 678 8.98%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,633 21.62%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,006 13.32%

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 42 0.46% 23 0.25% 65 0.71%
Kindergarten 78 0.86% 19 0.21% 97 1.06%
Grades 1-4 280 3.07% 42 0.46% 322 3.53%
Grades 5-8 271 2.97% 68 0.75% 339 3.72%
Grades 9-12 277 3.04% 86 0.94% 363 3.98%
Undergrad college 1,479 16.21% 112 1.23% 1,591 17.44%
Graduate or professional school 246 2.70% 28 0.31% 274 3.00%
Total 2,673 29.30% 378 4.14% 3,051 33.45%

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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 7,951 87.34%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,153 12.66%

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 949 10.40%
10-19 Years 954 10.46%
20-29 Years 2,302 25.24%
30-39 Years 1,120 12.28%
40-49 Years 1,083 11.87%
50-59 Years 897 9.83%
60-69 Years 597 6.54%
70-79 Years 792 8.68%
80-89 Years 386 4.23%
90+ Years 42 0.46%

Westwood Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,211 46.16%
Color 1 Box Female 4,911 53.84%

Westwood Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,707 84.49%
Color 1 Box African-American 959 10.51%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 149 1.63%
Color 2 Box Asian 141 1.55%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 125 1.37%
Color 6 Box Other Race 28 0.31%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 12 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Westwood Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,900 20.72%
2. English 1,429 15.59%
3. Dutch 1,398 15.25%
4. Irish 1,057 11.53%
5. Polish 479 5.22%
6. United States Or American 393 4.29%
7. Scottish 318 3.47%
8. French Non-Basque 308 3.36%
9. Italian 281 3.06%
10. Scotch Irish 269 2.93%

Westwood Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,018 93.06%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 153 1.78%
3. Arabic 79 0.92%
4. French 73 0.85%
5. German 57 0.66%
6. Other Indo European 44 0.51%
7. Korean 36 0.42%
8. Japanese 31 0.36%
9. African 26 0.30%
10. Other West Germanic 25 0.29%

Westwood Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,789 96.35%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 180 1.97%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 153 1.68%

Westwood 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.
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.