North Muskegon vs Wolf Lake

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

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

Wolf Lake has the higher population (4,802 vs 4,089 in North Muskegon). North Muskegon has the higher median household income ($101,087 vs $49,005 in Wolf Lake). North Muskegon has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $99,800 in Wolf Lake).

Population, income & housing

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
Population	4,089	4,802
Median age	45.1 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$101,087	$49,005
Median home value	$241,100	$99,800
Median gross rent	$1,335	$992
Housing units	1,791	1,793
Homeownership rate	80.3%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
Population	3,790 → 4,089 (+7.9%)	3,884 → 4,802 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$71,100 → $101,087 (+42.2%)	$43,811 → $49,005 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $241,100 (+53.3%)	$89,100 → $99,800 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,335 (+58.2%)	$795 → $992 (+24.8%)

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

Wolf Lake

Population

3,8844,802

Median household income

$43,811$49,005

Median home value

$89,100$99,800

Median gross rent

$795$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
Under 5	3.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	22.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	17.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.2%
75 and over	9.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	83.7%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
No high school diploma	2.1%	13.7%
High school graduate	16.8%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
Drove alone	87.6%	83.5%
Carpooled	1.4%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.8%	3.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
1-unit, detached	77.6%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	34.5%

Poverty & households

	North Muskegon	Wolf Lake
Poverty rate	6.6%	14.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1957	1975