Livonia vs Westland

A side-by-side comparison of Livonia and Westland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Livonia has the higher population (94,058 vs 84,155 in Westland). Livonia has the higher median household income ($96,317 vs $62,216 in Westland). Livonia has the higher median home value ($265,300 vs $176,500 in Westland).

Population, income & housing

	Livonia	Westland
Population	94,058	84,155
Median age	45.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$96,317	$62,216
Median home value	$265,300	$176,500
Median gross rent	$1,284	$1,113
Housing units	38,976	38,097
Homeownership rate	87.5%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livonia	Westland
Population	94,249 → 94,058 (-0.2%)	81,938 → 84,155 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$80,149 → $96,317 (+20.2%)	$50,710 → $62,216 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$191,500 → $265,300 (+38.5%)	$121,100 → $176,500 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,077 → $1,284 (+19.2%)	$894 → $1,113 (+24.5%)

Livonia

Population

94,24994,058

Median household income

$80,149$96,317

Median home value

$191,500$265,300

Median gross rent

$1,077$1,284

Westland

Population

81,93884,155

Median household income

$50,710$62,216

Median home value

$121,100$176,500

Median gross rent

$894$1,113

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livonia	Westland
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.7%
75 and over	9.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livonia	Westland
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	62.1%
Black or African American	4.3%	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	3.7%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livonia	Westland
No high school diploma	4.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	22.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livonia	Westland
Drove alone	74.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.1%	9.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livonia	Westland
1-unit, detached	86.2%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	17.3%
20 or more units	3.1%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Livonia	Westland
Poverty rate	4.7%	13.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1964	1969