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Dalton township, Muskegon County, MI

9,506 Population
35.3 square miles 269.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±3.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Muskegon County: 40 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,345 ±$2,366 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
$81,612 ±$8,281 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Muskegon County: $65,024 ±$1,543
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±3.3% (815  ±316) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Muskegon County: 14.1% 23,920 (±1% / ±1,646)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.4 minutes ±2.1 (103,875  ±12,851) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Muskegon County: 21.6 1,537,195 (±0.6 / ±50,409)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,521 ±183 Number of households
  • Muskegon County: 67,732 ±648
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (9,488  ±55) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Muskegon County: 2.5 170,270 (±0 / ±138)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±2% (96  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 4.2% † 1,621 (±0.7% / ±249)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,908 ±219 Number of housing units
  • Muskegon County: 75,266 ±100
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$210,800 ±$14,689 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Muskegon County: $198,300 ±$4,508
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.7% ±3.5% (816  ±330.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Muskegon County: 11.4% 19,949 (±0.9% / ±1,607)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.6% ±6.3% (6,260  ±476.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Muskegon County: 92.1% 112,763 (±1.8% / ±2,168.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.9% ±3.5% (1,465  ±242.1) 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 three-fifths 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

2.2% ±1.2% (208  ±113) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 1.9% 3,366
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.5% ±2% (776  ±150) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Muskegon County: 7.2% 9,841 (±0.6% / ±745)
  • nearly double the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
776 Total veterans ±150 576 Male ±126 200 Female ±105

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