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Westland, MI

81,713 Population
20.4 square miles 3,999.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$28,418 ±$1,066 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $35,288 ±$208
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $32,854 ±$142
$51,956 ±$1,845 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $62,768 ±$416
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $59,234 ±$218

13.6% ±2.1% (11,014  ±1,725) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 13.8% 589,619 (±0.2% / ±9,213)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 13.7% 1,337,256 (±0.2% / ±14,613)

25.8 minutes ±0.6 (975,700  ±36,608) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 27 50,349,585 (±0.1 / ±252,809)
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.6 105,557,240 (±0.1 / ±455,943)

Families

34,953 ±825 Number of households
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,726,401 ±3,950
  • Michigan: 3,980,408 ±8,401
2.3 ±0.1 (80,868  ±205) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 2.5 4,269,407 (±0 / ±1,314)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,748,164 (±0)

6.8% ±1.7% (1,299  ±333) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.4% 53,460 (±0.2% / ±1,772)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 5.3% 119,659 (±0.1% / ±2,557)

Housing

37,350 ±793 Number of housing units
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,910,964 ±706
  • Michigan: 4,611,913 ±1,095

$131,600 ±$3,428 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $179,100 ±$1,143
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $162,600 ±$471

12.2% ±1.3% (9,839  ±1,071.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 11.9% 505,528 (±0.2% / ±8,274.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,317,941 (±0.1% / ±13,406.4)

Social

90.1% ±2.3% (51,558  ±1,624.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 90.6% 2,720,413 (±0.4% / ±11,721.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.3% 6,257,361 (±0.3% / ±17,586.5)
22.7% ±1.4% (13,004  ±857.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 32.3% 968,270 (±0.2% / ±6,820.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,055,131 (±0.2% / ±10,276)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.8% ±1.1% (7,166  ±883) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10.1% 434,754 (±0.1% / ±5,606)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 686,647 (±0.1% / ±7,455)

6.4% ±0.6% (4,067  ±402) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.9% 199,330 (±0.1% / ±2,776)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 6.8% 532,394 (±0.1% / ±4,849)
4,067 Total veterans ±402 3,811 Male ±410 256 Female ±86

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