Vicksburg vs Westwood

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

Vicksburg 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 3,824 in Vicksburg). Vicksburg has the higher median household income ($70,070 vs $62,408 in Westwood). Vicksburg has the higher median home value ($208,300 vs $187,300 in Westwood).

Population, income & housing

	Vicksburg	Westwood
Population	3,824	8,968
Median age	34.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,070	$62,408
Median home value	$208,300	$187,300
Median gross rent	$914	$1,192
Housing units	1,598	4,981
Homeownership rate	76.5%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	49.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vicksburg	Westwood
Population	3,291 → 3,824 (+16.2%)	9,271 → 8,968 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$57,115 → $70,070 (+22.7%)	$56,500 → $62,408 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$139,200 → $208,300 (+49.6%)	$129,100 → $187,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $914 (+30.4%)	$903 → $1,192 (+32.0%)

Vicksburg

Population

3,2913,824

Median household income

$57,115$70,070

Median home value

$139,200$208,300

Median gross rent

$701$914

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)

	Vicksburg	Westwood
Under 5	4.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	11.0%
18 to 24	11.6%	18.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.3%
65 to 74	6.4%	12.2%
75 and over	3.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vicksburg	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	72.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vicksburg	Westwood
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	27.5%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vicksburg	Westwood
Drove alone	86.3%	74.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	1.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vicksburg	Westwood
1-unit, detached	83.4%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	23.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Vicksburg	Westwood
Poverty rate	5.1%	15.2%
Average household size	2.41	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1984	1966