Westland is home to 83,633 people in Michigan. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 4,093 people per square mile. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $184,600. Households here earn about 15% less than in Michigan as a whole. The median household earns $62,076, about 25% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,076, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westland
What changed most since 1990
Black share3.3% → 23.6%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share93.9% → 60.1%(−33.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$150,724 → $184,600(+22%)US over the same years: +67%
Westland's population equals 4.7% of Wayne County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.6%(739)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(694)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(1,246)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(189)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(96)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,588 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Westland, decade by decade
Westland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
84,724
$83,990
$150,724
11.4%
14.7
2000
86,602
$84,357
$209,672
16.1%
32.6
2010
84,094
$65,449
$187,877
17.4%
53.4
2020
85,420
$62,973
$159,504
22.7%
67.9
2024
83,633
$62,076
$184,600
23.0%
71.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
