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Westland, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Westland is a Census city of 83,633 people across 20.43 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $62,076, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 93 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $43.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Westland
What Westland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.43 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,093
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westland
How many people live in Westland
- Population83,633
- Median age38.1
- Population under 1816,782
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over14,401
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households35,932
- Family households19,486
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westland
Income and work in Westland
- Median household income$62,076
- Per capita income$34,530
- Civilian labor force43,905
- Employed41,284
- Unemployed2,621
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over59,924
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Westland
- Housing units38,299
- Occupied units35,932
- Vacant units2,367
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent
- Owner occupied22,011
- Renter occupied13,921
- Ownership rate61.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$184,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,158
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent
- Single family units24,894
- Share single family65.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12,603
- Share in buildings of two or more32.9 percent
- Mobile homes802 plus or minus 260
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Westland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute35,547
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,185
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13,292
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.4 percent
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westland
SBA loans in Westland (7(a))
- Approvals93
- Gross approval$43,573,800
- Average approval$468,535
- Median approval$82,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,496,900
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported781
- Jobs per approval8.4
- Loans with a final outcome24
- Paid in full23
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.1 percent
- Share to franchises14.0 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS49
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 24 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Westland
SBA loans in Westland (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$10,528,000
- Average approval$809,846
- Median approval$405,000
- Largest approval$4,307,000
- Jobs supported147
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westland, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Westland
Flood risk in Westland
- NFIP communityCity of Westland
- NFIP community number260739
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/13
The City of Westland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260739 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wayne County, not Westland
Wayne County context, not Westland figures
- Establishments in Wayne County33,699
- Covered employment, Wayne County725,504
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$76,411
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County2,629
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Westland.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Westland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Westland, Michigan?
83,633, in 35,932 households. Westland city covers 20.43 square miles of land, which is 4,093 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Westland in?
Wayne County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Westland?
$62,076. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,600. Median gross rent is $1,158 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Westland businesses?
93 7(a) approvals totaling $43.6 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $82,300, plus 13 504 approvals worth $10.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Westland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Westland. Only 24 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Westland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Westland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Westland, city of, community 260739, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Westland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Westland.
Is zoning published for Westland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.