Westwood, KY Demographic Data
Westwood, KY Summary
Westwood is located in Boyd County in Kentucky
- Population: 4,282
- Area: 3.83 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,118.30 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 642.72 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Westwood, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,576
49%
50.8
Male
2,639
51%
49.2
Total Population
5,215
323,128,000
Westwood, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
229
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
554
10.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
221
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
315
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
162
3.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
630
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
697
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
910
17.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
310
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
225
4.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
397
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
425
8.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
140
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,036
77.4%
77.2
Female
2,002
49.6%
51.3
Male
2,034
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,838
73.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,107
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
962
18.4%
15.2
Female
554
57.6%
55.8
Male
408
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Westwood, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,100
97.8%
96.8
White
5,053
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
47
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
115
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,215
100.0%
82.2
Westwood, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
92
2.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
253
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,533
41.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
884
23.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
375
10.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
511
13.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
86
2.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
345
9.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,389
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
597
16.0%
31.2
Westwood, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
793
18.8%
33.7%
Now Married
2,356
55.9%
47.5
Divorced
740
17.6%
11.0%
Separated
38
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
284
6.7
5.8%
Westwood, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,986
100.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
0
0.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Westwood, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
154
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
259
13.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
238
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
226
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
327
16.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
268
13.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
228
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
206
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
53
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
25
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
38,547
57,617
Per capita income
20,728
31,128
Westwood, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
259
13.6%
9.8
Construction
92
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
280
14.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
0.7%
6.6
Information
69
3.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
233
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
92
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
179
9.4%
11.4
Public administration
77
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
422
22.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
184
9.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
275
14.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
507
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
208
10.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
618
32.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
293
15.4%
18.1%
Westwood, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,876
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,357
72.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
311
16.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
69
3.7%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
139
7.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.0
26.6
Westwood, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
92
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
723
36.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
665
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
504
25.4%
21.0
Westwood, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,984
88.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,503
75.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
481
24.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
260
11.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Westwood, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,244
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
74
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
249
11.1%
16.5
5 rooms
591
26.3%
19.8
6 rooms
484
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
297
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
345
15.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
204
9.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Westwood, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,244
1-unit, detached
1,706
76.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
49
2.2%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
21
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
31
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
437
19.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Westwood, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
231
10.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
167
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
391
17.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
351
15.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
350
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
303
13.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
287
12.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
133
5.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Westwood, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,185
59.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
12
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
780
39.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Westwood, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
865
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
1.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
50
5.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
100
11.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
227
26.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
474
54.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
492
56.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
161
18.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
56
6.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
136
15.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Westwood, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
332
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
94
28.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
238
71.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
149
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
637
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
40
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
6.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
4.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
221
66.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
149
0.0%
0.0%
Westwood, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,503
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
382
25.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
435
28.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
373
24.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
177
11.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
76
5.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
32
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
86,500
205,000
