Household Types in the Town of Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Town)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Westford
Town of Westford
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family272.420147%51.328915%72.420147%72.4%5,8955.712531%9.866862%5.712531%5.7%4652.235872%3.520124%2.235872%2.2%18215.024570%26.680902%15.024570%15.0%1,2234.606880%8.603197%4.606880%4.6%375
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Westford
Town of Westford
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads89.955107%78.670095%89.955107%90.0%3,2066.902357%16.919435%6.902357%6.9%2463.142536%4.410470%3.142536%3.1%112

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Westford
Town of Westford
Middlesex County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children243.783784%29.179988%43.783784%43.8%3,56455.638821%70.300390%55.638821%55.6%4,529
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Middlesex County and the Town of Westford
Town of Westford
Middlesex County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
100%50%0%50%CountAsian3Mixed3White4Hispanic5Black3Other3-0.000000%-1.115242%-5.576208%-1.765799%-7.457985%-3.535363%-17.319202%-9.370194%-8.457249%8%91.542751%62.317256%91.542751%92%1,076-0.000000%-20.895522%-0.000000%-0.000000%-18.972538%-5.836901%-22.251227%-13.010337%-20.895522%21%79.104478%39.928997%79.104478%79%67-6.611934%-2.287055%-16.068025%-5.219176%-8.313653%-2.945407%-28.203257%-8.512032%-30.186190%30%69.813810%52.025652%69.813810%70%6,821-10.144928%-0.000000%-21.014493%-0.000000%-21.008953%-6.669349%-18.328136%-11.206116%-31.159420%31%68.840580%42.787446%68.840580%69%138-0.000000%-0.000000%-100.000000%-0.000000%-24.530747%-7.700463%-28.916987%-5.576062%-100.000000%100%0.000000%33.275740%0.000000%0%9-0.000000%-0.000000%-100.000000%-0.000000%-22.977421%-9.307310%-22.678913%-7.393800%-100.000000%100%0.000000%37.642556%0.000000%0%29
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in the Town of Westford

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
50%55%61%66%71%77%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.3%7.0%7.8%8.5%9.2%10.0%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.17%1.49%1.81%2.13%2.45%2.77%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15.1%18.7%22.3%25.8%29.4%33.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.3%1.2%1.9%2.7%3.5%4.3%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
25.7%27.5%29.3%31.1%32.9%34.8%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in the Town of Westford

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
62.9%66.1%69.3%72.5%75.6%78.8%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.79%5.13%5.46%5.80%6.13%6.47%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%1.5%2.1%2.6%3.2%3.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8.6%10.8%13.0%15.1%17.3%19.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%2.6%3.8%5.1%6.4%7.7%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
39.2%40.9%42.5%44.1%45.6%47.3%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in the Town of Westford

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
38%49%59%69%80%91%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.2%11.5%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.8%9.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
2%9%16%23%29%36%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.5%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in the Town of Westford

There are 4 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Westford (0 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Town of Westford, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Westford.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Westford, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Westford, and entities that contain the Town of Westford
0%20%40%60%Count#HitchingpostZIP 01886WestfordWestfordHeart PondLittlton Rd AreaMiddlesexN ChelmsfordUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusetts76.596151%76.596151%77%709172.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89558.614232%58.614232%59%71257.888336%57.888336%58%532533351.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.027545%50.027545%50%1,884448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Westford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Westford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Westford, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Westford
0%20%40%60%Count#ZIP 01886WestfordWestfordWellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownAndoverBillericaNewtonChelmsfordN AndoverTewksburySaugusPlymouthTown of SalemDracutNatickMethuen TownTown of DerryStoughtonGloucesterMiddlesexMelroseBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyRochesterMaldenDoverMedfordWeymouth TownWatertown TownBrooklineHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonSalemLowellCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceBoston72.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89569.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440464.299204%64.299204%64%7,831562.531106%62.531106%63%8,795661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k759.126433%59.126433%59%8,095859.064220%59.064220%59%6,438959.000528%59.000528%59%6,7061057.535611%57.535611%58%5,7761157.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k1257.046263%57.046263%57%6,4121356.234074%56.234074%56%6,1791455.385600%55.385600%55%7,7851553.271243%53.271243%53%9,2661652.896141%52.896141%53%6,8401752.457932%52.457932%52%5,5491851.335288%51.335288%51%6,4781951.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.961792%50.961792%51%5,8022050.897073%50.897073%51%7,0072150.884624%50.884624%51%9,4912250.254147%50.254147%50%7,5142348.484652%48.484652%48%7,4872448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k2547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k2647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5022745.504960%45.504960%46%7,3852844.561106%44.561106%45%5,7722943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k3043.828656%43.828656%44%5,6073143.680749%43.680749%44%9,6983243.313966%43.313966%43%9,9153342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3243442.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k3541.667718%41.667718%42%9,9093641.030195%41.030195%41%9,7023740.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013840.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103938.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k4038.587386%38.587386%39%7,8074137.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k4237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k4335.677919%35.677919%36%6,4474434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4630.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844730.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484829.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Westford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Westford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Westford, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Westford
0%20%40%60%Count#ZIP 01886WestfordWestfordAndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston72.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89564.299204%64.299204%64%7,831162.531106%62.531106%63%8,795261.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k360.422961%60.422961%60%7,800459.126433%59.126433%59%8,095557.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k655.385600%55.385600%55%7,785753.731735%53.731735%54%6,141853.271243%53.271243%53%9,266951.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.897073%50.897073%51%7,0071050.884624%50.884624%51%9,4911150.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141249.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001349.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561448.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501548.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163238.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3338.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073437.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3537.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3635.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883735.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k3934.438861%34.438861%34%3,0844033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Westford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Westford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Westford, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Westford
0%20%40%60%Count#ZIP 01886WestfordWestfordOyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivMiddlesexAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsGreeceQueensYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester72.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89567.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1551.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k49.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1940.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Westford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Westford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Westford, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Westford
0%20%40%60%Count#ZIP 01886WestfordWestfordHempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…MiddlesexSan BernardinoUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoBoston AreaSan Fernando VlyNortheastMassachusettsEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit72.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89572.420147%72.420147%72%5,89559.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k49.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Town of Westford. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Code:
01886
Unified School District:
Westford
Neighborhoods:
Heart Pond, Hitchingpost, Littlton Road Area, North Chelmsford
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Middlesex
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Acton, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Groton, Littleton, Tyngsborough
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Littleton Common
Nearby Towns:
Ayer, Bedford, Billerica, Boxborough, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Harvard, Pepperell