North Muskegon vs Norton Shores

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

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

Norton Shores has the higher population (25,000 vs 4,089 in North Muskegon). North Muskegon has the higher median household income ($101,087 vs $73,390 in Norton Shores). North Muskegon has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $214,000 in Norton Shores).

Population, income & housing

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
Population	4,089	25,000
Median age	45.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$101,087	$73,390
Median home value	$241,100	$214,000
Median gross rent	$1,335	$1,286
Housing units	1,791	10,700
Homeownership rate	80.3%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
Population	3,790 → 4,089 (+7.9%)	24,467 → 25,000 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$71,100 → $101,087 (+42.2%)	$63,805 → $73,390 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $241,100 (+53.3%)	$140,400 → $214,000 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,335 (+58.2%)	$946 → $1,286 (+35.9%)

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

Norton Shores

Population

24,46725,000

Median household income

$63,805$73,390

Median home value

$140,400$214,000

Median gross rent

$946$1,286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
Under 5	3.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	22.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	17.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	14.1%
75 and over	9.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	87.7%
Black or African American	1.7%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
No high school diploma	2.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	16.8%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
Drove alone	87.6%	81.1%
Carpooled	1.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
1-unit, detached	77.6%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	9.1%
20 or more units	7.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	North Muskegon	Norton Shores
Poverty rate	6.6%	5.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1957	1974