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Total population: 77,288 (All urban)

Westland,MI index of house prices


Houses: 38,076 (36,535 occupied: 22,910 owner occupied, 13,625 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

37%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1862 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $124,628.


Median contract rent in 2009: $671 (lower quartile is $559, upper quartile is $764)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $753


Median gross rent in Westland, MI in 2009: $758


Housing units in Westland with a mortgage: 15,379 (1,080 second mortgage, 2,666 home equity loan, 93 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,296


Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $67,919


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $37,447


Median monthly housing costs: $918





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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $113,300 (it was $115,100 in 2000)
Westland:

$113,300
Michigan:

$132,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,300 - $140,500

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $139,021
Here:

$139,021
State:

$168,888

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,202
Here:

$103,202
State:

$147,658

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,097
Here:

$190,097
State:

$133,558

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $72,867
Here:

$72,867
State:

$144,298

Mobile homes: $87,340
Here:

$87,340
State:

$39,606

Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1971

Household type by relationship:

Households: 85,714
  • In family households: 68,576 (16,784 male householders, 5,628 female householders)
    16,598 spouses, 24,761 children (23,006 natural, 437 adopted, 1,318 stepchildren), 1,054 grandchildren, 561 brothers or sisters, 578 parents, 984 other relatives, 1,628 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 17,138 (6,366 male householders (4,887 living alone)), 7,921 female householders (7,078 living alone)), 2,851 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 946 (837 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,434 2-persons, 5,690 3-persons, 4,502 4-persons, 1,958 5-persons, 648 6-persons, 180 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,965 1-person, 2,046 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 24 6-persons.

13,428 married couples with children.
5,036 single-parent households (1,186 men, 3,850 women).

91.0% of residents of Westland speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,911 (6.8%)
(39.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.7
State:

4.1

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Westland, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 187
  • 3 rooms: 815
  • 4 rooms: 2,018
  • 5 rooms: 8,916
  • 6 rooms: 6,120
  • 7 rooms: 2,816
  • 8 rooms: 1,279
  • 9 or more rooms: 759
  • 1 room: 603
  • 2 rooms: 1,878
  • 3 rooms: 3,296
  • 4 rooms: 4,415
  • 5 rooms: 2,404
  • 6 rooms: 777
  • 7 rooms: 158
  • 8 rooms: 53
  • 9 or more rooms: 41
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Westland, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 61
  • 1 bedroom: 849
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,208
  • 3 bedrooms: 15,129
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,347
  • 5+ bedrooms: 316
  • no bedroom: 696
  • 1 bedroom: 5,336
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,046
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,389
  • 4 bedrooms: 134
  • 5+ bedrooms: 24
Cars and other vehicles available in Westland, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 801
  • 1 vehicle: 7,081
  • 2 vehicles: 10,592
  • 3 vehicles: 3,255
  • 4 vehicles: 842
  • 5+ vehicles: 339
  • no vehicle: 2,039
  • 1 vehicle: 7,439
  • 2 vehicles: 3,572
  • 3 vehicles: 467
  • 4 vehicles: 80
  • 5+ vehicles: 28

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 400
  • 2000 to 2004: 1,157
  • 1990 to 1999: 4,080
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,705
  • 1970 to 1979: 6,108
  • 1960 to 1969: 7,549
  • 1950 to 1959: 9,118
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,268
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,362

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Westland, MI house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Westland, MI:

  • Less than $10,000: 263
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 120
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 165
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 142
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 170
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 147
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 132
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 359
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 446
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 714
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 1044
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 1537
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 2074
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 5294
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 4577
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 1721
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 576
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 563
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 212
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 45
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 11
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 0
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 0
  • $1,000,000 or more: 0
 


Westland rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Westland:

  • Less than $100: 33 people
  • $100 to $149: 0
  • $150 to $199: 114
  • $200 to $249: 168
  • $250 to $299: 85
  • $300 to $349: 129
  • $350 to $399: 217
  • $400 to $449: 188
  • $450 to $499: 107
  • $500 to $549: 314
  • $550 to $599: 494
  • $600 to $649: 894
  • $650 to $699: 792
  • $700 to $749: 941
  • $750 to $799: 1,414
  • $800 to $899: 1,115
  • $900 to $999: 793
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 849
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 260
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 411
  • $2,000 or more: 102
  • No cash rent: 334
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 2,162
  • 1990 to 1994: 941
  • 1985 to 1989: 435
  • 1980 to 1984: 253
  • 1975 to 1979: 309
  • 1970 to 1974: 281
  • 1970 to 1974: 286
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,244


Westland, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.6%
Number of people working at home: 565 (1.3% of all workers)


Westland commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 675
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3285
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5881
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 7839
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7971
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3149
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5634
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1078
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1870
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2952
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1251
  • 90 or more minutes: 610
 


Westland mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 37,286 (87%)
  • Carpooled: 3,934 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 156 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
  • Taxi: 14 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 41 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 70 (0%)
  • Walked: 532 (1%)
  • Other means: 152 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 565 (1%)
 


Westland, MI household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 2223
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1854
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 2154
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 2193
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 2125
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2651
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 2296
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 2202
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 2098
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3953
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 4555
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4957
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2188
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 671
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 407
  • $200,000 or more: 172
 

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 12056
 German: 11726
 Polish: 9225
 Irish: 7277
 English: 5505
 Italian: 4211
 United States or American: 3800
 French (except Basque): 2518
 Scottish: 1437
 French Canadian: 1434
 Scotch-Irish: 1067
 Hungarian: 967
 Arab:: 957
 Finnish: 798
 Dutch: 652
 Swedish: 527
 Canadian: 455
 Greek: 434
 European: 431
 Romanian: 417
 Norwegian: 392
 Maltese: 382
 Arab/Arabic: 362
 Russian: 358
 Ukrainian: 356
 Lebanese: 353
 Albanian: 301
 Welsh: 270
 Lithuanian: 267
 Subsaharan African:: 223
 Czech: 216
 Slovak: 195
 British: 184
 Armenian: 179
 Czechoslovakian: 173
 Yugoslavian: 155
 Belgian: 149
 Danish: 145
 African: 136
 Macedonian: 129
 Croatian: 127
 Austrian: 116
 Serbian: 103
 Portuguese: 78
 Palestinian: 64
 Syrian: 61
 Nigerian: 54
 Eastern European: 50
 Egyptian: 48
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45
 Scandinavian: 42
 Swiss: 41
 Slovene: 34
 Other Arab: 30
 Jordanian: 28
 Brazilian: 27
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 27
 Jamaican: 27
 Celtic: 21
 Israeli: 20
 Kenyan: 18
 Icelander: 17
 Australian: 14
 Iranian: 12
 Slavic: 11
 Iraqi: 11
 Haitian: 11
 Turkish: 10
 Other Subsaharan African: 8
 Pennsylvania German: 7
 Liberian: 7
 Barbadian: 7


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • India (16%)
  • Canada (13%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Romania (5%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 65162
  • Northeast: 2727
  • Midwest: 4832
  • South: 6011
  • West: 1560

54% of Westland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 215
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 60
  • 5th and 6th grade: 105
  • 7th and 8th grade: 666
  • 9th grade: 722
  • 10th grade: 1,053
  • 11th grade: 1,130
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 958
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,672
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,260
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,366
  • Associate degree: 1,470
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,352
  • Master's degree: 1,105
  • Professional school degree: 305
  • Doctorate degree: 147

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 156
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 93
  • 5th and 6th grade: 197
  • 7th and 8th grade: 954
  • 9th grade: 694
  • 10th grade: 1,367
  • 11th grade: 1,411
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,308
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,581
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,690
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,202
  • Associate degree: 1,912
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,323
  • Master's degree: 993
  • Professional school degree: 179
  • Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.1%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 4.4%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.3%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 18.2%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.3%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $46,109
  • Black householders: $21,690
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $58,875
  • Asian householders: $58,315
  • Some other race householders: $33,157
  • Two or more races householders: $34,840
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,162
Westland household income for White non-Hispanic householders
Westland household income for Black householders
Westland household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
Westland household income for Asian householders
Westland household income for Some other race householders
Westland household income for Two or more races householders
Westland household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Westland marital status for males
Westland marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,139
  • Black or African American householders: $89,576
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $96,762
  • Asian householders: $143,027
  • Some other race householders: $77,173
  • Two or more races householders: $130,624
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $117,532

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 21,345
  • One, attached: 2,788
  • Two: 577
  • 3 or 4: 1,275
  • 5 to 9: 3,124
  • 10 to 19: 3,564
  • 20 to 49: 1,563
  • 50 or more: 2,717
  • Mobile homes: 1,101
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago


Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Westland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Westland
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (96.3%)
  • Electricity (2.7%)
  • Utility gas (75.6%)
  • Electricity (19.5%)
  • Other fuel (2.0%)
  • No fuel used (1.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.3%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 825
Here:

9.5%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 359
Here:

8.2%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 609
Here:

15.8%
Michigan:

16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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