Westland is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 84,037 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Westland is the 13th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Westland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Westland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westland who work in office and administrative support (12.02%), sales jobs (9.01%), and management occupations (7.68%). Also of interest is that Westland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Westland overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Westland, 22.16% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Westland in 2022 was $32,523, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,092 for a family of four. However, Westland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Westland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Westland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Westland include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Westland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
