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Montcalm County, MI

69,314 Population
705.3 square miles 98.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,143 ±$4,595 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,224 ±$4,752 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.4% ±3.9% (8,892  ±2,615) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.7 minutes ±1.1 (827,820  ±39,542) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

25,421 ±962 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (66,588  ±41) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.7% ±3.8% (1,103  ±542) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

28,470 ±27 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$215,400 ±$12,186 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.4% ±2% (6,426  ±1,382.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.1% ±5.5% (44,592  ±2,793.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17.7% ±2.4% (8,780  ±1,198.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

0.9% (628  ±332) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.1% ±1.3% (3,898  ±718) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,898 Total veterans ±718 3,734 Male ±722 164 Female ±112

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