Ionia

Population: 12,950
Median household income: $60,729
Median home value: $161,100

Located in Ionia County, Michigan, Ionia is a community with a population of 12,950. At $60,729, its median household income sits below Ionia County's $73,436.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ionia's population grew 16.2% from 11,147 to 12,950, while its median home value rose 65.1% from $97,600 to $161,100.

The median gross rent is $789. 11.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,950
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,729
Median home value: $161,100
Median gross rent: $789
Housing units: 3,981
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,14712,950

Median household income

$48,902$60,729

Median home value

$97,600$161,100

Median gross rent

$813$789

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,147	$48,902	$97,600	$813
2020	11,178	$48,880	$105,800	$800
2021	11,655	$54,840	$122,200	$815
2022	13,081	$60,413	$152,100	$855
2023	12,950	$60,729	$161,100	$789

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3422.3%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	667	5.2%
5 to 17	1,307	10.1%
18 to 24	1,048	8.1%
25 to 34	2,891	22.3%
35 to 44	2,245	17.3%
45 to 54	1,631	12.6%
55 to 64	1,476	11.4%
65 to 74	1,176	9.1%
75 and over	509	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,312	71.9%
Black or African American	1,815	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.6%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.3%
Two or more races	483	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,224	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,373	13.8%
High school graduate	4,319	43.5%
Some college or associate's	3,061	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	815	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	360	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit7.2%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,413	67.7%
Carpooled	622	12.3%
Public transit	363	7.2%
Walked	299	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	262	5.2%
Other means	86	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,956	40.9%
15 to 29 min	1,342	28.1%
30 to 44 min	789	16.5%
45 to 59 min	413	8.6%
60+ min	283	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 16.4% (1,591 of 9,720)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,984	51.6%
Nonfamily households	1,863	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,847	96.6%
Vacant	134	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,322	60.4%
Renter-occupied	1,525	39.6%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,611	65.6%
1-unit, attached	93	2.3%
2 to 4 units	410	10.3%
5 to 19 units	418	10.5%
20 or more units	370	9.3%
Mobile home & other	79	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2640860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 42.9768, -85.0746