Muskegon Heights vs North Muskegon

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

Muskegon Heights and North Muskegon 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 4,089 in North Muskegon). North Muskegon has the higher median household income ($101,087 vs $33,780 in Muskegon Heights). North Muskegon has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $55,800 in Muskegon Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
Population	9,902	4,089
Median age	31.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$33,780	$101,087
Median home value	$55,800	$241,100
Median gross rent	$826	$1,335
Housing units	4,693	1,791
Homeownership rate	44.8%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	18.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
Population	10,748 → 9,902 (-7.9%)	3,790 → 4,089 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$30,795 → $33,780 (+9.7%)	$71,100 → $101,087 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$43,900 → $55,800 (+27.1%)	$157,300 → $241,100 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $826 (+16.2%)	$844 → $1,335 (+58.2%)

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

North Muskegon

Population

3,7904,089

Median household income

$71,100$101,087

Median home value

$157,300$241,100

Median gross rent

$844$1,335

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
Under 5	8.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	21.6%	22.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	16.2%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.4%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	17.2%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.3%
75 and over	5.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
White (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	83.1%
Black or African American	75.4%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
No high school diploma	12.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	46.7%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
Drove alone	81.6%	87.6%
Carpooled	12.7%	1.4%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	7.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
1-unit, detached	76.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	2.9%
20 or more units	4.2%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Muskegon Heights	North Muskegon
Poverty rate	37.1%	6.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1945	1957