Ionia County, Michigan

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 66,706
Median household income: $73,436
Median home value: $189,400

Home to 66,706 residents, Ionia County is one of Michigan's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $73,436 is in line with the Michigan median ($71,149).

From 2019 to 2023, Ionia County's population grew 3.7% from 64,300 to 66,706, while its median household income rose 28.7% from $57,043 to $73,436.

18.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,706
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,436
Median home value: $189,400
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 24,746
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

64,30066,706

Median household income

$57,043$73,436

Median home value

$131,800$189,400

Median gross rent

$768$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,300	$57,043	$131,800	$768
2020	64,401	$60,139	$140,800	$781
2021	66,564	$64,436	$147,600	$810
2022	66,663	$71,720	$169,600	$870
2023	66,706	$73,436	$189,400	$840

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,489	5.2%
5 to 17	10,683	16.0%
18 to 24	5,953	8.9%
25 to 34	9,794	14.7%
35 to 44	9,316	14.0%
45 to 54	8,466	12.7%
55 to 64	8,706	13.1%
65 to 74	6,539	9.8%
75 and over	3,760	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	57,197	85.7%
Black or African American	2,466	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	292	0.4%
Asian	351	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	104	0.2%
Two or more races	2,824	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,466	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,022	8.6%
High school graduate	17,809	38.2%
Some college or associate's	16,355	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,042	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,353	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,167	80.1%
Carpooled	2,188	7.3%
Public transit	437	1.4%
Walked	656	2.2%
Bicycle	47	0.2%
Worked from home	2,497	8.3%
Other means	185	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,679	27.7%
15 to 29 min	8,302	30.0%
30 to 44 min	6,399	23.1%
45 to 59 min	3,257	11.8%
60+ min	2,043	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 11.4% (7,186 of 63,031)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,467	67.3%
Nonfamily households	7,527	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,994	92.9%
Vacant	1,752	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,762	77.2%
Renter-occupied	5,232	22.8%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,686	75.5%
1-unit, attached	323	1.3%
2 to 4 units	906	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1,136	4.6%
20 or more units	957	3.9%
Mobile home & other	2,738	11.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 26067
State: Michigan
Land area: 571 sq mi
Water area: 8.72 sq mi
Center point: 42.9447, -85.0738