North Muskegon vs Twin Lake

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

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

North Muskegon has the higher population (4,089 vs 1,997 in Twin Lake). North Muskegon has the higher median household income ($101,087 vs $80,150 in Twin Lake). North Muskegon has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $232,300 in Twin Lake).

Population, income & housing

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
Population	4,089	1,997
Median age	45.1 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,087	$80,150
Median home value	$241,100	$232,300
Median gross rent	$1,335	—
Housing units	1,791	1,059
Homeownership rate	80.3%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
Population	3,790 → 4,089 (+7.9%)	1,513 → 1,997 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$71,100 → $101,087 (+42.2%)	$90,625 → $80,150 (-11.6%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $241,100 (+53.3%)	$161,200 → $232,300 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,335 (+58.2%)	—

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

Twin Lake

Population

1,5131,997

Median household income

$90,625$80,150

Median home value

$161,200$232,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
Under 5	3.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	22.1%	10.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	17.2%	17.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	15.7%
75 and over	9.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	91.4%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.5%
High school graduate	16.8%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
Drove alone	87.6%	88.4%
Carpooled	1.4%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
1-unit, detached	77.6%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	North Muskegon	Twin Lake
Poverty rate	6.6%	4.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1957	1982