Montague vs Muskegon Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Montague and Muskegon Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Montague and Muskegon Heights are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Muskegon Heights has the higher population (9,902 vs 2,630 in Montague). Montague has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $33,780 in Muskegon Heights). Montague has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $55,800 in Muskegon Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
Population	2,630	9,902
Median age	34.4 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$33,780
Median home value	$184,700	$55,800
Median gross rent	$735	$826
Housing units	1,132	4,693
Homeownership rate	78.0%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
Population	2,636 → 2,630 (-0.2%)	10,748 → 9,902 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$56,314 → $69,375 (+23.2%)	$30,795 → $33,780 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $184,700 (+61.0%)	$43,900 → $55,800 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $735 (+15.4%)	$711 → $826 (+16.2%)

Montague

Population

2,6362,630

Median household income

$56,314$69,375

Median home value

$114,700$184,700

Median gross rent

$637$735

Muskegon Heights

Population

10,7489,902

Median household income

$30,795$33,780

Median home value

$43,900$55,800

Median gross rent

$711$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
Under 5	5.9%	8.3%
5 to 17	25.3%	21.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	16.3%	16.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.2%
75 and over	4.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	15.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	75.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
No high school diploma	3.6%	12.9%
High school graduate	32.0%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
Drove alone	84.2%	81.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.0%	1.5%
Other means	2.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
1-unit, detached	79.2%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	11.2%
20 or more units	7.8%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Montague	Muskegon Heights
Poverty rate	5.8%	37.1%
Average household size	2.57	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1962	1945