Wayne County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Westland
Westland is a Metro Detroit suburb in western Wayne County, Michigan, that famously took its name from a shopping mall. We measure the indoor environment and explain it.
The homes of Westland
Suburban Wayne County city known as a shopping and dining destination, with a mix of affordable single-family homes, apartments, and condominiums. On the record: Michigan's 10th largest municipality, with a population of over 84,000. Roughly 82,000 residents live across about 34,002 households. When neighboring Livonia moved to annex the tract where the Westland Shopping Center was being built, Nankin residents voted on May 16, 1966, to incorporate the remaining land as the City of Westland, then the fourth-largest city in Wayne County.
What the numbers say
By the 2023 five-year American Community Survey, 56.7% of units are detached single-family homes and 61.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 21.7%. A local landmark: William P. Faust Public Library at 6123 Central City Parkway.
Water at Middle Rouge River changes what humidity does, so moisture and condensation get the longest look. With 82,000 residents packed in, garages, combustion sources and exhaust routes are read together.
Ground that fixes Westland on the map:
- Westland Shopping Center. Regional mall opened in 1965; the city took its name from the mall when it incorporated from Nankin Township in 1966.
- Eloise (Kay Beard Building). Site of Wayne County's Eloise medical complex, founded as a poorhouse in 1839; state historical marker erected 2006 at 30712 Michigan Avenue.
- Veterans Memorial Garden of Westland. City-maintained memorial garden honoring veterans.
- Nankin Mills Interpretive Center. Former grist mill and one of Henry Ford's village industries; now a Wayne County Parks interpretive center in Hines Park.
- Mike Modano Ice Arena. City arena offering recreational skating, beginner lessons, figure skating and hockey programs.
Where the addresses are
Inside Westland sits one named district, Norwayne. Norwayne: WWII-era defense-worker subdivision listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013; roughly bounded by Palmer, Wildwood, Merriman, and Glenwood roads. The 48185 and 48186 ZIP codes cover these addresses. Westland is one of the very few U.S. cities to take its name directly from a shopping mall, the Westland Shopping Center.
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