Northwest Wayne News

32.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Westland in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 7 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 81,713.

90.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,650	9.9
Regular high school diploma	14,506	25.4
GED or alternative credential	2,988	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	5,514	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	9,876	17.3
Associate's degree	5,670	9.9
Bachelor's degree	8,732	15.3
Master's degree	3,519	6.2
Professional school degree	478	0.8
Doctorate degree	275	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.