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Montcalm County, MI

68,154 Population
705.3 square miles 96.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,356 ±$2,335 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $38,952 ±$306
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$65,331 ±$3,873 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $69,183 ±$694
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.7% ±3.3% (7,659  ±2,138) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,326,740 (±0.3% / ±27,989)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.9 minutes ±0.9 (812,515  ±34,458) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

24,697 ±886 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,107,809 ±11,889
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.1 (65,399  ±49) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,821,269
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3% ±1.4% (393  ±191) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 4.8% 108,698 (±0.3% / ±5,883)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

28,302 ±38 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,642,957 ±1,572
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$200,500 ±$12,838 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $236,100 ±$1,315
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.5% ±2% (6,406  ±1,358.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11% 1,091,018 (±0.3% / ±24,644.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.3% ±5.4% (43,506  ±2,696.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 92% 6,449,479 (±0.5% / ±37,332.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
16.3% ±2.5% (7,965  ±1,218.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 32.7% 2,289,862 (±0.3% / ±21,961.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% (1,007  ±794) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 7.4% 737,552
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8% ±1.5% (4,325  ±827) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 5.6% 441,439 (±0.1% / ±9,758)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,325 Total veterans ±827 3,697 Male ±687 628 Female ±395

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