Housing density: 114 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $294,896.
Median contract rent in 2022: $989 (lower quartile is $727, upper quartile is $1,273)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,659
Median gross rent in Southwick, MA in 2022: $1,176
Housing units in Southwick with a mortgage: 1,805 (212 second mortgage, 257 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 557
In family households: 370,558 (69,901 male householders, 46,060 female householders)
75,335 spouses, 139,777 children (131,178 natural, 3,169 adopted, 5,430 stepchildren), 9,761 grandchildren, 4,611 brothers or sisters, 4,384 parents, foster children, 5,451 other relatives, 12,672 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 78,141 (28,658 male householders (22,507 living alone)), 35,308 female householders (30,105 living alone)), 14,175 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14,791 (5,845 institutionalized population)
67,791 married couples with children.
39,215 single-parent households (5,649 men, 33,566 women).
92.9% of residents of Southwick speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 301 (3.4%)
(74.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Southwick, Massachusetts
151995 to March 2000
201990 to 1994
121985 to 1989
221980 to 1984
181975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
411965 to 1969
99Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
French: 1,840 (16.0%)
Irish: 1,734 (15.1%)
Italian: 1,587 (13.8%)
Polish: 1,314 (11.4%)
English: 1,168 (10.1%)
German: 850 (7.4%)
French Canadian: 791 (6.9%)
Other: 637 (5.5%)
Swedish: 282 (2.4%)
United States: 282 (2.4%)
Scottish: 259 (2.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 161 (1.4%)
Greek: 135 (1.2%)
Lithuanian: 97 (0.8%)
Dutch: 73 (0.6%)
Czech: 59 (0.5%)
Russian: 51 (0.4%)
Portuguese: 40 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 34 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 30 (0.3%)
Welsh: 21 (0.2%)
Arab: 18 (0.2%)
Danish: 17 (0.1%)
Norwegian: 16 (0.1%)
Swiss: 16 (0.1%)
Slovak: 8 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Southwick:
27.8% (63)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
United Kingdom
Southwick:
12.8% (29)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Germany
Southwick:
7.5% (17)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Ireland
Southwick:
7.0% (16)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Italy
Southwick:
7.0% (16)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Russia
Southwick:
6.6% (15)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Pakistan
Southwick:
6.2% (14)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,660)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Southwick:
4.4% (10)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Taiwan
Southwick:
4.0% (9)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (7,258)
Greece
Southwick:
3.5% (8)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Poland
Southwick:
3.5% (8)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Cuba
Southwick:
3.5% (8)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,868)
Sweden
Southwick:
3.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,135)
Venezuela
Southwick:
3.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,633)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,845
Other state: 2,641
Northeast: 2,179
Midwest: 167
South: 193
West: 102
62% of Southwick residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 98
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 60
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 183
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,119
Less than 1 year of college: 200
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 287
Associate degree: 218
Bachelor's degree: 464
Master's degree: 146
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 16
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 70
11th grade: 58
12th grade, no diploma: 162
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,147
Less than 1 year of college: 156
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 292
Associate degree: 346
Bachelor's degree: 395
Master's degree: 177
Professional school degree: 48
Doctorate degree: 7
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,730
One, attached: 188
Two: 122
3 or 4: 92
5 to 9: 59
10 to 19: 135
20 to 49: 94
50 or more: 104
Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $126,395
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%