The population of Southwick, Massachusetts, is a bit on the smaller side compared to the rest of the state. In fact, less than a third of the people in Southwick are born outside the United States. That being said, there is a lot of diversity among the people of Southwick.
Southwick City has a long history of immigration, and in recent years, has become a hub for refugees. It has resettled over 2,000 refugees from over 24 countries, with the majority of them from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Somalia, Bhutan, Syria, and Afghanistan.
The population of Southwick is comprised of two major age groups: the young and the old. The city's youngest residents are twenty-three and twenty-one, while the oldest are sixty-nine or older. The median age for residents of Southwick is 33.4 years, with the median age being 32.1 for males and 34.7 for females.
The population of Southwick is 9,502 at the 2010 Census. It was 8,835 in the 2000 census. It is a part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to three banks, the largest of which is the Westfield Bank. The other two are KeyBank National Association and Berkshire Bank.
The city has a high percentage of non-citizens, as seen in figure 40. The median age of non-citizens in the city is 70.6 years old. The highest proportion of non-citizens was seen after 2010.