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Westland Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Westland Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

84,037

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
14.8%
18 - 24:
8.5%
25 - 34:
16.0%
35 - 54:
24.4%
55 - 64:
13.3%
Over 65 Years:
16.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.0%
4.0%
90.2%
90.2%
22.2%
22.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Westland
USA
$32,523
$32,523
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Westland
USA
$59,930
$59,930
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

14.4%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Transportation
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Construction
Administration
Finance
Public Service
Wholesale
19.2%
19.2%
13.8%
13.8%
12.5%
12.5%
8.1%
8.1%
7.0%
7.0%
6.1%
6.1%
5.5%
5.5%
4.7%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
4.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
63.4%
63.4%
22.0%
22.0%
5.6%
5.6%
5.0%
5.0%
3.6%
3.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Polish
Irish
English
Italian
European
African
French
Scottish
French Canadian
Hungarian
Nigerian
Other Arab
Dutch
Albanian
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Finnish
Welsh
Ukrainian
12.7%
12.7%
10.8%
10.8%
9.8%
9.8%
7.8%
7.8%
4.4%
4.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Spanish
Arabic
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Italian
Other Indo-European
African languages
French
Other Asian languages
Chinese
Serbo-Croatian
Urdu
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Russian
West Germanic languages
Vietnamese
Korean
87.0%
87.0%
6.5%
6.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Westland Residents

9.3%