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Muskegon charter township, Muskegon County, MI

17,667 Population
23.5 square miles 752.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Muskegon County: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,181 ±$2,404 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Muskegon County: $32,307 ±$980
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$54,561 ±$5,801 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Muskegon County: $63,495 ±$1,493
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

14.8% ±2.7% (2,549  ±463) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 12.6% 21,347 (±1% / ±1,619)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

21.4 minutes ±1.5 (153,165  ±15,744) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Muskegon County: 22.3 1,589,065 (±0.6 / ±54,875)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

7,089 ±350 Number of households
  • Muskegon County: 67,112 ±563
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.5 ±0.1 (17,428  ±65) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Muskegon County: 2.5 169,545 (±0 / ±138)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

4.4% ±2.2% (173  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 4.1% † 1,569 (±0.8% / ±292)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

7,519 ±406 Number of housing units
  • Muskegon County: 74,969 ±98
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$137,100 ±$8,835 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Muskegon County: $180,900 ±$3,836
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

14.2% ±3.2% (2,494  ±551.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 12.3% 21,458 (±0.9% / ±1,636)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

89.4% ±5.3% (11,182  ±781.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Muskegon County: 92.5% 112,296 (±1.8% / ±2,167.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
13.3% ±2.3% (1,660  ±288.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Muskegon County: 21.5% 26,037 (±0.9% / ±1,046.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 31.8% 2,213,104 (±0.2% / ±11,301.1)

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

2.4% ±1.4% (427  ±246) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 2.1% 3,588
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

8.1% ±2.2% (1,113  ±297) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Muskegon County: 7.7% 10,359 (±0.5% / ±615)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
1,113 Total veterans ±297 1,052 Male ±303 61 Female ±36

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