Westwood is a city of 8,867 people in Michigan. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The median age is 34.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $193,400. There are 3,109 people per square mile. Households here earn about 20% less than in Michigan as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,205, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westwood
What changed most since 1990
Black share6.2% → 19.7%(+13.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share91.9% → 64.9%(−27.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$75,571 → $58,205(−23%)US over the same years: +14%
Westwood's population equals 3.4% of Kalamazoo County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.8% 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)40.2%(131)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.2%(30)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.8%(146)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 326 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
Westwood, decade by decade
Westwood 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
8,957
$75,571
$146,404
39.5%
18.8
2000
9,122
$68,143
$171,782
41.9%
34.3
2010
8,653
$58,838
$178,095
43.3%
41.6
2020
9,621
$63,245
$166,413
52.1%
58.6
2024
8,867
$58,205
$193,400
51.0%
66.4
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.
