Demographics of Westfield town, New Jersey

Westfield town, New Jersey had 32,595 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,705 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westfield town, in four figures

32,595
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 31,111 ±47.; +5.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,705 people.; 40.7 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $232,629 ±$17,720
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Westfield town, New Jersey's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westfield town, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Westfield town, New Jersey's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westfield town, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,890	100.0	100.0
2021	30,836	99.8	100.2
2022	30,836	99.8	100.7
2023	31,283	101.3	101.6
2024	32,298	104.6	102.5
2025	32,595	105.5	103.1

Population of Westfield town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	30,890	—
2021	30,836	−54
2022	30,836	0
2023	31,283	+447
2024	32,298	+1,015
2025	32,595	+297

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±2.0: for men 40.2 ±2.4 and for women 41.1 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	2,518 ±391	8.1% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,414 ±633	20.6% ±2.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,573 ±309	5.1% ±1.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,570 ±613	21.1% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,407 ±823	30.2% ±2.6	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,629 ±490	14.9% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $232,629 ±$17,720, and income per person $107,640 ±$7,323, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Westfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	399 ±138	3.7% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	637 ±249	5.8% ±2.3	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	447 ±139	4.1% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	828 ±237	7.6% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,462 ±401	13.4% ±3.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,054 ±326	9.7% ±3.0	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,073 ±355	55.7% ±2.7	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Westfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	545 ±239	1.8% ±0.8	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 182	0% to 2.0%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	218 ±95	1.4% ±0.6	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	128 to 384	4.1% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Westfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westfield town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	11,192 ±400	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.4% ±4.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.2% to 4.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±0.4	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±3.3	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$953,400 ±$30,037	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,357 ±$209	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Westfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,493 ±678	8.0% ±2.2	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,786 ±947	76.5% ±3.0	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	735 ±338	2.4% ±1.1	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,740 ±467	8.8% ±1.5	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	54 to 642	0.2% to 2.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,001 ±304	3.2% ±1.0	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Westfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	14,257 ±883	45.8% ±2.8	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,101 ±952	38.9% ±3.1	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	510 ±202	1.6% ±0.6	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,243 ±616	13.6% ±2.0	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,434 ±419	7.8% ±1.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,809 ±459	5.8% ±1.5	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Westfield town among the places of New Jersey

30th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Westfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Lee borough	40,067 ±75
Atlantic City city	38,632 ±47
Fair Lawn borough	35,610 ±78
Garfield city	32,783 ±46
Long Branch city	32,530 ±33
Westfield town	31,111 ±47
Princeton	30,756 ±72
Rahway city	30,109 ±33
Englewood city	29,638 ±38
Bergenfield borough	28,450 ±66
Old Bridge CDP	28,236 ±1,362

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Westfield town, New Jersey

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median household income
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 3 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 7 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 13 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 47 Places in New Jersey by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026