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Leighton township, Allegan County, MI

7,149 Population
34.9 square miles 205 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Allegan County: 41 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$43,799 ±$7,187 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Allegan County: $39,282 ±$1,024
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$103,888 ±$15,977 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Allegan County: $83,283 ±$2,480
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.9% ±3% (204  ±212) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Allegan County: 8.4% † 10,091 (±1% / ±1,213)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.4 minutes ±2.6 (79,715  ±13,737) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Allegan County: 24.2 1,254,410 (±0.6 / ±39,561)
  • 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

2,423 ±194 Number of households
  • Allegan County: 45,522 ±633
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.2 (7,149  ±20) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Allegan County: 2.6 120,287 (±0 / ±33)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.1% ±5.5% (153  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Allegan County: 5.3% † 1,370 (±1% / ±269)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,723 ±252 Number of housing units
  • Allegan County: 52,636 ±111
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$357,900 ±$30,518 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Allegan County: $267,100 ±$6,863
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.9% ±9.8% (976  ±688.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Allegan County: 7.8% † 9,376 (±1.1% / ±1,266.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.1% ±8.4% (4,264  ±484.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Allegan County: 92.4% 77,696 (±2% / ±1,671)
  • 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)
32.2% ±5.4% (1,428  ±261.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Allegan County: 27.1% 22,824 (±1% / ±871.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about 90 percent 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

1.7% ±1.4% (121  ±99) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Allegan County: 3.5% 4,234
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.6% ±2.9% (233  ±149) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Allegan County: 5.3% 4,920 (±0.5% / ±440)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
233 Total veterans ±149 206 Male ±123 27 Female ±42

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