Holland vs Zeeland

A side-by-side comparison of Holland and Zeeland: population, income, housing, and more.

Holland and Zeeland are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Holland has the higher population (34,266 vs 5,691 in Zeeland). Holland has the higher median household income ($72,905 vs $49,367 in Zeeland). Zeeland has the higher median home value ($248,100 vs $235,800 in Holland).

Population, income & housing

	Holland	Zeeland
Population	34,266	5,691
Median age	32.0 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,905	$49,367
Median home value	$235,800	$248,100
Median gross rent	$1,143	$908
Housing units	13,782	2,661
Homeownership rate	67.6%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holland	Zeeland
Population	33,402 → 34,266 (+2.6%)	5,572 → 5,691 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$57,002 → $72,905 (+27.9%)	$51,549 → $49,367 (-4.2%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $235,800 (+55.8%)	$149,100 → $248,100 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,143 (+30.9%)	$847 → $908 (+7.2%)

Holland

Population

33,40234,266

Median household income

$57,002$72,905

Median home value

$151,300$235,800

Median gross rent

$873$1,143

Zeeland

Population

5,5725,691

Median household income

$51,549$49,367

Median home value

$149,100$248,100

Median gross rent

$847$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holland	Zeeland
Under 5	5.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.2%
18 to 24	18.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.2%
75 and over	8.6%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holland	Zeeland
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	89.5%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holland	Zeeland
No high school diploma	9.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	26.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holland	Zeeland
Drove alone	71.2%	85.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.3%
Public transit	0.5%	1.4%
Walked	8.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.8%	4.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holland	Zeeland
1-unit, detached	62.8%	50.3%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	26.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	3.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Holland	Zeeland
Poverty rate	10.9%	11.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1965	1969