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Blue Lake township, Muskegon County, MI

2,423 Population
33.6 square miles 72.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±4.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Muskegon County: 40 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,039 ±$7,113 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Muskegon County: $32,532 ±$729
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,452 ±$10,439 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Muskegon County: $65,024 ±$1,543
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15% ±5.8% (364  ±149) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 14.1% 23,920 (±1% / ±1,646)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.5 minutes ±6.4 (25,385  ±4,260) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Muskegon County: 21.6 1,537,195 (±0.6 / ±50,409)
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

850 ±115 Number of households
  • Muskegon County: 67,732 ±648
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.5 (2,414  ±326) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Muskegon County: 2.5 170,270 (±0 / ±138)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.4% ±2.9% (12  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Muskegon County: 4.2% † 1,621 (±0.7% / ±249)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

922 ±112 Number of housing units
  • Muskegon County: 75,266 ±100
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$247,600 ±$37,274 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Muskegon County: $198,300 ±$4,508
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.9% ±2% (94  ±49.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Muskegon County: 11.4% 19,949 (±0.9% / ±1,607)
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.1% ±19.3% (1,657  ±217.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 92.1% 112,763 (±1.8% / ±2,168.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.7% ±4.1% (387  ±90.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 21.4% 26,126 (±0.9% / ±1,085.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.3% ±0.5% (7  ±11) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Muskegon County: 1.9% 3,366
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.5% ±2.1% (125  ±44) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Muskegon County: 7.2% 9,841 (±0.6% / ±745)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
125 Total veterans ±44 116 Male ±42 9 Female ±10

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