City safety & data profile

WestlandMI

Westland, MI is a 82K-resident city in Wayne County with a median household income of $62,076.

Wayne County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Westland, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Westland has a population larger than 90% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $184,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

82K
Population (place)
Top 10%
By size
$62,076
Median income (place)
$184,600
Median home (place)
14.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Westland

Westland posts a median household income higher than 26% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Westland area.

Bottom 27%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Westland

Where Westland income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$62,076 Bottom 26% higher than 26% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Westland $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Westland, MI beyond the headline numbers

Westland sits inside Wayne County, Michigan, at roughly 42.32°N, -83.40°W. Population 82,000, $62,076 median household income. Median home value $184,600, median rent $1,158. Poverty rate 14.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Westland, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Westland, MI stands at 14.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Westland runs about 3.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 11.3% of Westland workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.1% in Westland, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Westland from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
82,000
Westland · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$62,076
-31% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$184,600
-55% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Wayne County): Westland's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.8M-2%
Median Income
$60,539+47%
Median Home Value
$178,500+106%
Poverty Rate
20.8%-15%
Unemployment
8.7%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for Westland, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,158/mo
Poverty Rate
14.3% +15% vs avg
Unemployment 6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 23%
Work From Home 11.3%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 61.1%
African American 23.7%
Asian 3.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
39.6%
High Blood Pressure
37.1%
Obesity
34.7%
Physical Inactivity
27.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
20%
Current Smoking
16.6%
Binge Drinking
15.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.1%
Diabetes
12.3%
Current Asthma
12.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.5%
Annual Checkup 79.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.9%
Stroke
3.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Westland?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Westland right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MI-WESTLAND · Westland

Westland: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Westland; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Westland, MI? ▼
Westland, MI has a population of 82,000 people, located in Wayne County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Westland? ▼
The median household income in Westland, MI is $62,076 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 14.3%.
What is the median home value in Westland? ▼
The median home value in Westland, MI is $184,600. Median rent is $1,158/month.
What are the top health concerns in Westland? ▼
The top health indicators in Westland include Short Sleep Duration (39.6%), High Blood Pressure (37.1%), Obesity (34.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Westland? ▼
Westland has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Westland? ▼
The median age in Westland, MI is 38.1 years. 23% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Westland, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (14.3% here).

Pomona, CA 14.3% Asheville, NC 14.3% Kennewick, WA 14.3% Eau Claire, WI 14.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($62,076 here).

Eastlake, OH $62,072 Green Valley, AZ $62,063 Largo, FL $62,096 Kerrville, TX $62,102

Compare Westland with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Wayne, MI 17K Livonia, MI 95K Garden City, MI 27K Canton, MI 87K Inkster, MI 25K Romulus, MI 23K Redford, MI 50K Dearborn Heights, MI 56K
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Using Westland's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Westland area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Westland against Michigan peers on any ranking lens. Explore Michigan

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Wayne County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.