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Western School District, MI

13,038 Population
67.2 square miles 194.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Jackson County: 41.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$34,911 ±$3,112 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Jackson County: $34,834 ±$1,150
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$83,422 ±$4,833 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Jackson County: $65,004 ±$2,012
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

6.1% ±2.4% (720  ±285) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Jackson County: 12.2% 18,352 (±0.9% / ±1,419)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

22.7 minutes ±2.3 (121,195  ±17,613) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Jackson County: 23 1,432,275 (±0.7 / ±52,363)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

4,178 ±351 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 62,034 ±612
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.9 ±0.3 (11,923  ±889) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jackson County: 2.4 150,849 (±0 / ±128)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

3.6% ±2.2% (110  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jackson County: 5.1% † 1,675 (±0.9% / ±280)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

4,420 ±364 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 69,188 ±94
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$210,300 ±$16,280 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jackson County: $182,900 ±$4,220
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

7.7% ±2.3% (1,004  ±301.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jackson County: 12.6% 19,973 (±0.9% / ±1,445.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

94.4% ±3.8% (7,732  ±643.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jackson County: 92.8% 104,267 (±1.9% / ±2,085.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
28.9% ±3.5% (2,364  ±334.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 23% 25,833 (±1% / ±1,075.5)
  • about 90 percent 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

1.4% ±2% (181  ±264) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jackson County: 2.3% 3,613
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

6.4% ±1.8% (637  ±179) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 6.9% 8,724 (±0.5% / ±607)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
637 Total veterans ±179 561 Male ±173 76 Female ±63

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