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Michigan·Wayne County
24 tracts·84K people·$185K median·4,093/mi²
White 60 · Black 24 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Married couple 33 · Other 28
Retail 34 · Health 24 · Professional 12 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 11 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Westland is $184,600 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Westland has 83,633 residents across 24 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 60.1% White, 23.6% Black, 7.0% Multiracial, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 23.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.3% (Census ACS).
Hayes Elementary School (50%), PD Graham Elementary School (25%) and Thomas A Edison Elem School (21%) lead the elementary schools; Cooper Upper Elementary School (48%), Johnson Upper Elementary School (44%) and American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary (26%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,158/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Westland is $62,076 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Westland, median rent is $1,158/month and the median home value is $184,600 (Census ACS).
Westland reported 5.2 violent crimes and 16.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Westland are cold wave (76), strong wind (75) and heat wave (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Westland, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).