Westland, MI Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school20,724100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,5877.7
Kindergarten1,3106.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)8,70742.0
High school (grades 9-12)4,38321.1
College or graduate school4,73722.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over58,687100.0
Less than 9th grade2,4464.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma8,64314.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)20,25334.5
Some college, no degree14,51824.7
Associate degree3,3825.8
Bachelor's degree6,67511.4
Graduate or professional degree2,7704.7
Percent high school graduate or higher81.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher16.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over69,511100.0
Never married19,14027.5
Now married, except separated35,11850.5
Separated8501.2
Widowed5,6408.1
Female
4,7276.8
Divorced8,76312.6
Female
5,0937.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,343100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren61846.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over66,554100.0
Civilian veterans8,60312.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years17,010100.0
With a disability1,2297.2
Population 21 to 64 years51,841100.0
With a disability8,85217.1
Percent employed
55.6(X)
No disability42,98982.9
Percent employed
81.0(X)
Population 65 years and over10,884100.0
With a disability4,99245.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over80,608100.0
Same house in 199542,23052.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199536,46545.2
Same county
27,24033.8
Different county
9,22511.4
Same state
5,2316.5
Different state
3,9945.0
Elsewhere in 19951,9132.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population86,660100.0
Native80,74993.2
Born in United States
80,29292.7
State of residence
65,16275.2
Different state
15,13017.5
Born outside United States
4570.5
Foreign born5,9116.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3,1033.6
Naturalized citizen
2,3172.7
Not a citizen
3,5944.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)5,911100.0
Europe1,76229.8
Asia2,74246.4
Africa1542.6
Oceania70.1
Latin America5078.6
Northern America73912.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over80,608100.0
English only73,35291.0
Language other than English7,2569.0
Speak English less than 'very well
2,8183.5
Spanish
1,1801.5
Speak English less than "very well"
4230.5
Other Indo-European languages
3,8124.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1,5581.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,2891.6
Speak English less than "very well"
5380.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population86,660100.0

Total ancestries reported

100,013115.4
Arab1,0991.3
Czech16280.7
Danish2330.3
Dutch1,3941.6
English8,4449.7
French (except Basque)14,7395.5
French Canadian11,9982.3
German17,51920.2
Greek5350.6
Hungarian1,3511.6
Irish112,81414.8
Italian5,4356.3
Lithuanian3870.4
Norwegian6070.7
Polish11,90513.7
Portuguese1060.1
Russian6540.8
Scotch-Irish1,4811.7
Scottish2,2502.6
Slovak2960.3
Subsaharan African2280.3
Swedish1,0211.2
Swiss1270.1
Ukrainian6400.7
United States or American3,8004.4
Welsh5300.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)510.1
Other ancestries19,74122.8
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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