Westwood

Population: 1,851
Median household income: $102,500
Median home value: $384,500

Westwood is a community in Johnson County, Kansas, home to 1,851 residents. The median household income of $102,500 is below the Johnson County median ($107,261).

From 2019 to 2023, Westwood's population grew 11.7% from 1,657 to 1,851, while its median home value rose 53.5% from $250,500 to $384,500.

88.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1949.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,851
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $102,500
Median home value: $384,500
Median gross rent: $1,900
Housing units: 885
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6571,851

Median household income

$79,955$102,500

Median home value

$250,500$384,500

Median gross rent

$1,652$1,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,657	$79,955	$250,500	$1,652
2020	1,746	$77,361	$281,900	$1,482
2021	1,834	$77,750	$315,400	$1,520
2022	1,829	$91,477	$368,700	$1,839
2023	1,851	$102,500	$384,500	$1,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	119	6.4%
5 to 17	330	17.8%
18 to 24	109	5.9%
25 to 34	276	14.9%
35 to 44	295	15.9%
45 to 54	175	9.5%
55 to 64	171	9.2%
65 to 74	193	10.4%
75 and over	183	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,497	80.9%
Black or African American	40	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	17	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	42	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	251	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate4.1%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree44.1%

Graduate or professional degree29.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	1.5%
High school graduate	53	4.1%
Some college or associate's	264	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	570	44.1%
Graduate or professional degree	386	29.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home28.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	620	60.7%
Carpooled	62	6.1%
Public transit	7	0.7%
Walked	30	2.9%
Bicycle	9	0.9%
Worked from home	290	28.4%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	294	40.2%
15 to 29 min	349	47.7%
30 to 44 min	66	9.0%
45 to 59 min	20	2.7%
60+ min	2	0.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 2.3% (42 of 1,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	440	53.3%
Nonfamily households	386	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	826	93.3%
Vacant	59	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	673	81.5%
Renter-occupied	153	18.5%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	782	88.4%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2	0.2%
20 or more units	86	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2077500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0394, -94.6156