North Muskegon vs Whitehall

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

North Muskegon and Whitehall 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 2,974 in Whitehall). North Muskegon has the higher median household income ($101,087 vs $58,750 in Whitehall). North Muskegon has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $205,800 in Whitehall).

Population, income & housing

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
Population	4,089	2,974
Median age	45.1 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$101,087	$58,750
Median home value	$241,100	$205,800
Median gross rent	$1,335	$841
Housing units	1,791	1,156
Homeownership rate	80.3%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
Population	3,790 → 4,089 (+7.9%)	2,749 → 2,974 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$71,100 → $101,087 (+42.2%)	$45,389 → $58,750 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $241,100 (+53.3%)	$124,100 → $205,800 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,335 (+58.2%)	$671 → $841 (+25.3%)

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

Whitehall

Population

2,7492,974

Median household income

$45,389$58,750

Median home value

$124,100$205,800

Median gross rent

$671$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
Under 5	3.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	22.1%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	17.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	8.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.6%
75 and over	9.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	82.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.9%
High school graduate	16.8%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
Drove alone	87.6%	84.0%
Carpooled	1.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
1-unit, detached	77.6%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	7.4%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	North Muskegon	Whitehall
Poverty rate	6.6%	17.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1957	1955