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Muskegon County, MI

177,428 Population
503.9 square miles 352.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,160 ±$1,594 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,829 ±$3,435 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18% ±2.8% (30,991  ±4,779) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.6 minutes ±0.6 (1,537,195  ±50,409) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • 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

70,148 ±1,274 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (172,153  ±77) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4% ±1.7% (1,576  ±663) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

75,943 ±49 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$222,100 ±$7,764 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.8% ±2.2% (20,702  ±3,934.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.4% ±3.8% (112,851  ±4,837.1) 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)
21.3% ±1.8% (26,548  ±2,227.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about three-fifths of 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

1.7% (3,041  ±841) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±0.8% (9,359  ±1,136) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than 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)
9,359 Total veterans ±1,136 8,374 Male ±1,031 985 Female ±498

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