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Muskegon charter township, Muskegon County, MI

17,686 Population
23.5 square miles 753.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Muskegon County: 40 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,563 ±$1,950 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Muskegon County: $32,532 ±$729
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,962 ±$5,460 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Muskegon County: $65,024 ±$1,543
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.6% ±3.2% (2,867  ±556) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 14.1% 23,920 (±1% / ±1,646)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.9 minutes ±1.9 (156,155  ±17,107) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Muskegon County: 21.6 1,537,195 (±0.6 / ±50,409)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,104 ±315 Number of households
  • Muskegon County: 67,732 ±648
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (17,485  ±57) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Muskegon County: 2.5 170,270 (±0 / ±138)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.9% ±1.4% (116  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Muskegon County: 4.2% † 1,621 (±0.7% / ±249)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,590 ±333 Number of housing units
  • Muskegon County: 75,266 ±100
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$149,900 ±$9,571 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Muskegon County: $198,300 ±$4,508
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.7% ±3.1% (2,226  ±539.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 11.4% 19,949 (±0.9% / ±1,607)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.2% ±5% (10,905  ±752) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Muskegon County: 92.1% 112,763 (±1.8% / ±2,168.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.3% ±2.3% (1,763  ±289.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Muskegon County: 21.4% 26,126 (±0.9% / ±1,085.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about two-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

2.3% ±1.2% (413  ±215) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 1.9% 3,366
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.1% ±2.1% (1,091  ±291) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 7.2% 9,841 (±0.6% / ±745)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,091 Total veterans ±291 1,033 Male ±286 58 Female ±31

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