Comstock Northwest vs Westwood

A side-by-side comparison of Comstock Northwest and Westwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Comstock Northwest and Westwood are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Westwood has the higher population (8,968 vs 5,190 in Comstock Northwest). Comstock Northwest has the higher median household income ($73,290 vs $62,408 in Westwood). Comstock Northwest has the higher median home value ($233,100 vs $187,300 in Westwood).

Population, income & housing

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
Population	5,190	8,968
Median age	35.9 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,290	$62,408
Median home value	$233,100	$187,300
Median gross rent	$1,022	$1,192
Housing units	2,734	4,981
Homeownership rate	39.0%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	49.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
Population	6,318 → 5,190 (-17.9%)	9,271 → 8,968 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$56,416 → $73,290 (+29.9%)	$56,500 → $62,408 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $233,100 (+58.7%)	$129,100 → $187,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $1,022 (+27.0%)	$903 → $1,192 (+32.0%)

Comstock Northwest

Population

6,3185,190

Median household income

$56,416$73,290

Median home value

$146,900$233,100

Median gross rent

$805$1,022

Westwood

Population

9,2718,968

Median household income

$56,500$62,408

Median home value

$129,100$187,300

Median gross rent

$903$1,192

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
Under 5	4.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	18.7%
25 to 34	18.3%	16.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	4.5%	7.3%
55 to 64	18.3%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.2%
75 and over	8.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	72.3%
Black or African American	17.3%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	28.3%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
Drove alone	83.0%	74.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.4%	3.6%
Walked	1.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
1-unit, detached	40.5%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	30.5%	23.5%
20 or more units	19.8%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Comstock Northwest	Westwood
Poverty rate	4.4%	15.2%
Average household size	1.97	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1993	1966