West Springfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 28,501 people and six associated neighborhoods, West Springfield is the 66th largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some cities, West Springfield isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in West Springfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Springfield is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Springfield who work in sales jobs (10.80%), office and administrative support (10.57%), and teaching (7.88%). Also of interest is that West Springfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.87% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of West Springfield are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.52% of adults in West Springfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in West Springfield in 2022 was $41,129, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,516 for a family of four. However, West Springfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Springfield is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Springfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Springfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. West Springfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Springfield include Irish, Italian, French, English, and Polish. West Springfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.06%. The most common language spoken in West Springfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
