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Western School District, MI

13,531 Population
67.2 square miles 201.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jackson County: 41.5 ±0.3
  • 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

$33,147 ±$2,739 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jackson County: $35,930 ±$996
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$85,586 ±$8,484 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Jackson County: $66,073 ±$1,893
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6% ±2.6% (732  ±320) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Jackson County: 11.7% 17,542 (±0.9% / ±1,366)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.4 minutes ±1.3 (113,545  ±12,524) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Jackson County: 22.5 1,398,250 (±0.5 / ±46,284)
  • 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

4,146 ±358 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 62,540 ±601
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.3 (12,453  ±824) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Jackson County: 2.4 150,853 (±0 / ±131)
  • 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

1.7% ±1.3% (57  ±43) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Jackson County: 5.1% † 1,681 (±1% / ±314)
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,355 ±384 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 69,292 ±119
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$224,000 ±$15,883 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jackson County: $193,700 ±$4,831
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.9% ±2.3% (1,066  ±313) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jackson County: 11.2% 17,741 (±0.9% / ±1,367.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±5.1% (7,592  ±671.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jackson County: 92.4% 104,125 (±2% / ±2,223.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.4% ±3.8% (2,404  ±350.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 23.4% 26,381 (±1% / ±1,155.6)
  • 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

1.9% ±1.4% (256  ±193) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 2.2% 3,474
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.1% ±1.9% (617  ±192) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 6.7% 8,520 (±0.5% / ±655)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
617 Total veterans ±192 513 Male ±167 104 Female ±73

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