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| Westfield |
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| Population 2002: | 30,028 |
| Population 2000: | 29,644 |
| Area codes: | 908 |
| Population growth: | +384 (+1.30%) |
| Elevation: | 126 feet |
| Foreign born: | 9.1% (4.3% Europe, 3.0% Asia, 1.3% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 6.7 square miles |
| County: | Union |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (22.5%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (17.9%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (15.0%), Manufacturing (10.7%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 87.9% |
| Black: | 3.9% |
| Hispanic: | 2.8% |
| Chinese: | 1.6% |
| Two or more races: | 1.3% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.8% |
| Korean: | 0.8% |
| Other race: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 67.5% |
| Never married: | 20.5% |
| Widowed: | 6.5% |
| Divorced: | 4.8% |
| Separated: | 0.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $346,000 |
| Household income: | $98,390 |
| Resident age: | 38.6 years |
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| Westfield Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 95.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 62.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 29.8% |
| Unemployed: | 2.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 263 (869.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 60 (198.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 55.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 7 (23.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 2 (6.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rape: | 1 (3.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robbery: | 1 (3.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 22.9% |
| Italian: | 20.1% |
| German: | 17.1% |
| English: | 11.2% |
| Polish: | 8.5% |
| Russian: | 4.8% |