Muskegon vs North Muskegon

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

Muskegon 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 has the higher population (37,203 vs 4,089 in North Muskegon). North Muskegon has the higher median household income ($101,087 vs $46,342 in Muskegon). North Muskegon has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $121,800 in Muskegon).

Population, income & housing

	Muskegon	North Muskegon
Population	37,203	4,089
Median age	36.0 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,342	$101,087
Median home value	$121,800	$241,100
Median gross rent	$927	$1,335
Housing units	16,023	1,791
Homeownership rate	54.2%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskegon	North Muskegon
Population	37,633 → 37,203 (-1.1%)	3,790 → 4,089 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$32,433 → $46,342 (+42.9%)	$71,100 → $101,087 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $121,800 (+66.8%)	$157,300 → $241,100 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $927 (+31.3%)	$844 → $1,335 (+58.2%)

Muskegon

Population

37,63337,203

Median household income

$32,433$46,342

Median home value

$73,000$121,800

Median gross rent

$706$927

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	North Muskegon
Under 5	6.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	22.1%
18 to 24	11.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	17.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.3%
75 and over	5.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskegon	North Muskegon
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	83.1%
Black or African American	29.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskegon	North Muskegon
No high school diploma	12.6%	2.1%
High school graduate	38.2%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskegon	North Muskegon
Drove alone	80.3%	87.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	1.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	7.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskegon	North Muskegon
1-unit, detached	64.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	12.1%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Muskegon	North Muskegon
Poverty rate	20.2%	6.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1949	1957