Muskegon County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	175,961	10,077,761	334,922,499	389th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,024	$72,875	$80,734	1631st of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	40.2	38.9	2120th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.3%	32.4%	35.7%	1770th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$198,300	$231,600	$332,700	1424th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,028	$1,129	$1,413	909th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	13.2%	12.5%	1440th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.4%	5.7%	5.2%	581st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	349.2	178.0	n/a	445th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	7.2%	14.1%	2074th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1613th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.1%	73.2%	65.2%	938th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.6	24.2	26.4	2225th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.2%	13.5%	15.1%	2049th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.7%	n/a	n/a	2876th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.2%	46.1%	46.9%	2006th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.5%	n/a	n/a	1354th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.0%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.7	45.3	61.4

Age in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	40.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.5%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	67,732	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.5%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.2%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.8%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,532	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.4%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.4%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.4%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	75,266	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.9%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.1%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.0%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.9%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.7%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,348	$2,904	n/a

Education in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.5%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.2%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.5%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.9%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.2%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.4%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Muskegon County, Michigan

Statistic	Muskegon County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.8%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.0%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	8.5%	16.7%

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