Muskegon County vs St. Clair County

A side-by-side comparison of Muskegon County and St. Clair County: population, income, housing, and more.

Muskegon County and St. Clair County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Muskegon County has the higher population (175,378 vs 160,089 in St. Clair County). St. Clair County has the higher median household income ($69,349 vs $63,495 in Muskegon County). St. Clair County has the higher median home value ($213,900 vs $180,900 in Muskegon County).

Population, income & housing

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
Population	175,378	160,089
Median age	39.9 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,495	$69,349
Median home value	$180,900	$213,900
Median gross rent	$960	$999
Housing units	74,969	72,467
Homeownership rate	78.3%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
Population	173,297 → 175,378 (+1.2%)	159,247 → 160,089 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$50,854 → $63,495 (+24.9%)	$56,951 → $69,349 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$117,900 → $180,900 (+53.4%)	$154,300 → $213,900 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $960 (+26.3%)	$814 → $999 (+22.7%)

Muskegon County

Population

173,297175,378

Median household income

$50,854$63,495

Median home value

$117,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$760$960

St. Clair County

Population

159,247160,089

Median household income

$56,951$69,349

Median home value

$154,300$213,900

Median gross rent

$814$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
Under 5	5.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.2%
75 and over	7.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	90.0%
Black or African American	12.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
No high school diploma	7.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	34.7%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
Drove alone	82.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.8%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	3.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Muskegon County	St. Clair County
Poverty rate	12.6%	11.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1968	1975