Westwood

Population: 8,968
Median household income: $62,408
Median home value: $187,300

Westwood is a community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, home to 8,968 residents. At $62,408, its median household income sits below Kalamazoo County's $70,525.

From 2019 to 2023, Westwood's population declined 3.3% from 9,271 to 8,968, while its median home value rose 45.1% from $129,100 to $187,300.

The median resident is 35.0 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 18.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,968
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,408
Median home value: $187,300
Median gross rent: $1,192
Housing units: 4,981
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2718,968

Median household income

$56,500$62,408

Median home value

$129,100$187,300

Median gross rent

$903$1,192

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,271	$56,500	$129,100	$903
2020	9,247	$52,181	$137,300	$933
2021	8,920	$52,663	$149,100	$943
2022	9,022	$61,348	$170,800	$1,110
2023	8,968	$62,408	$187,300	$1,192

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2418.7%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	361	4.0%
5 to 17	982	11.0%
18 to 24	1,678	18.7%
25 to 34	1,466	16.3%
35 to 44	1,408	15.7%
45 to 54	657	7.3%
55 to 64	837	9.3%
65 to 74	1,098	12.2%
75 and over	481	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,481	72.3%
Black or African American	1,333	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	321	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	463	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	370	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree22.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	245	4.1%
High school graduate	958	16.1%
Some college or associate's	1,805	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,609	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,330	22.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit3.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,610	74.7%
Carpooled	248	5.1%
Public transit	172	3.6%
Walked	64	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	697	14.4%
Other means	40	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,437	34.8%
15 to 29 min	1,765	42.7%
30 to 44 min	690	16.7%
45 to 59 min	65	1.6%
60+ min	177	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 15.2% (1,360 of 8,953)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,052	45.2%
Nonfamily households	2,488	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,540	91.1%
Vacant	441	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,461	54.2%
Renter-occupied	2,079	45.8%

1-unit, detached53.3%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units23.5%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,656	53.3%
1-unit, attached	202	4.1%
2 to 4 units	213	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1,172	23.5%
20 or more units	686	13.8%
Mobile home & other	52	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2686380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3030, -85.6287