Jenison vs Zeeland

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

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

Jenison has the higher population (17,334 vs 5,691 in Zeeland). Jenison has the higher median household income ($86,063 vs $49,367 in Zeeland). Jenison has the higher median home value ($257,600 vs $248,100 in Zeeland).

Population, income & housing

	Jenison	Zeeland
Population	17,334	5,691
Median age	37.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,063	$49,367
Median home value	$257,600	$248,100
Median gross rent	$1,962	$908
Housing units	6,685	2,661
Homeownership rate	85.1%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jenison	Zeeland
Population	17,431 → 17,334 (-0.6%)	5,572 → 5,691 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$69,481 → $86,063 (+23.9%)	$51,549 → $49,367 (-4.2%)
Median home value	$171,100 → $257,600 (+50.6%)	$149,100 → $248,100 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,962 (+114.0%)	$847 → $908 (+7.2%)

Jenison

Population

17,43117,334

Median household income

$69,481$86,063

Median home value

$171,100$257,600

Median gross rent

$917$1,962

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)

	Jenison	Zeeland
Under 5	7.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.2%
75 and over	11.6%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jenison	Zeeland
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jenison	Zeeland
No high school diploma	4.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	28.0%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jenison	Zeeland
Drove alone	84.2%	85.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jenison	Zeeland
1-unit, detached	77.2%	50.3%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	26.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	8.8%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jenison	Zeeland
Poverty rate	4.8%	11.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1973	1969