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Plainwell Community Schools, MI

16,157 Population
66.2 square miles 244.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Allegan County: 41 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,259 ±$2,654 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Allegan County: $39,282 ±$1,024
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,625 ±$8,292 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Allegan County: $83,283 ±$2,480
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.5% ±3.3% (1,361  ±525) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Allegan County: 8.4% † 10,091 (±1% / ±1,213)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±1.5 (164,030  ±16,466) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Allegan County: 24.2 1,254,410 (±0.6 / ±39,561)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,271 ±331 Number of households
  • Allegan County: 45,522 ±633
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (15,947  ±743) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Allegan County: 2.6 120,287 (±0 / ±33)
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±2% (159  ±75) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Allegan County: 5.3% † 1,370 (±1% / ±269)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,533 ±323 Number of housing units
  • Allegan County: 52,636 ±111
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$261,200 ±$17,225 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Allegan County: $267,100 ±$6,863
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.6% ±2.3% (1,061  ±366.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Allegan County: 7.8% † 9,376 (±1.1% / ±1,266.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.7% ±4.8% (10,896  ±714.3) 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)
29% ±3.1% (3,300  ±376.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Allegan County: 27.1% 22,824 (±1% / ±871.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about 80 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

1.3% ±0.7% (207  ±115) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Allegan County: 3.5% 4,234
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±1.3% (665  ±161) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Allegan County: 5.3% 4,920 (±0.5% / ±440)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
665 Total veterans ±161 606 Male ±155 59 Female ±46

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