| Official Name: | Westwood, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Westwood |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kalamazoo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kalamazoo Charter Township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.39 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.85 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.85 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9621 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1302.53 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3373.42 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 287 |
| Elevation Ft: | 942 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3028°N -85.6336°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 49006, 49009 |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-86380[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1616231 |
Westwood is an unincorporated community in Kalamazoo Charter Township, Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 8,653 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 9,122 at the 2000 census.
Westwood is in the western part of Kalamazoo Charter Township and is bordered to the south, east, and west by the city of Kalamazoo. M-43 is a state highway that runs through the southern part of the community, leading east into downtown Kalamazoo and west to South Haven on Lake Michigan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Westwood CDP has a total area of 7.4km2, all land.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,122 people, 4,340 households, and 2,087 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3258sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,505 housing units at an average density of 1609sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.26% White, 10.59% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 4,340 households, out of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.9% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 20.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,407, and the median income for a family was $53,491. Males had a median income of $38,214 versus $31,062 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,686. About 3.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
It is zoned to Kalamazoo Public Schools.[4]