Muskegon County, Michigan

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 175,378
Median household income: $63,495
Median home value: $180,900

Muskegon County is a county in Michigan with a population of 175,378. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $63,495 is below the Michigan median ($71,149).

Between 2019 and 2023, Muskegon County's population grew 1.2% from 173,297 to 175,378, while its median household income rose 24.9% from $50,854 to $63,495.

82.5% of workers drive to work alone. 77.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 175,378
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,495
Median home value: $180,900
Median gross rent: $960
Housing units: 74,969
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

173,297175,378

Median household income

$50,854$63,495

Median home value

$117,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$760$960

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	173,297	$50,854	$117,900	$760
2020	173,679	$53,478	$126,400	$780
2021	175,633	$57,047	$138,700	$826
2022	175,947	$61,347	$162,300	$915
2023	175,378	$63,495	$180,900	$960

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,134	5.8%
5 to 17	29,678	16.9%
18 to 24	14,157	8.1%
25 to 34	22,976	13.1%
35 to 44	21,928	12.5%
45 to 54	20,646	11.8%
55 to 64	24,263	13.8%
65 to 74	19,387	11.1%
75 and over	12,209	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	132,043	75.3%
Black or African American	22,039	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	888	0.5%
Asian	992	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.0%
Some other race	201	0.1%
Two or more races	8,493	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,671	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,113	7.5%
High school graduate	42,123	34.7%
Some college or associate's	44,136	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	18,266	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7,771	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62,662	82.5%
Carpooled	6,968	9.2%
Public transit	99	0.1%
Walked	920	1.2%
Bicycle	119	0.2%
Worked from home	4,550	6.0%
Other means	625	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,310	31.2%
15 to 29 min	31,322	43.9%
30 to 44 min	10,138	14.2%
45 to 59 min	4,233	5.9%
60+ min	3,390	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 12.6% (21,347 of 169,435)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,866	66.9%
Nonfamily households	22,246	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67,112	89.5%
Vacant	7,857	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52,525	78.3%
Renter-occupied	14,587	21.7%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	58,059	77.4%
1-unit, attached	1,765	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3,053	4.1%
5 to 19 units	3,670	4.9%
20 or more units	3,233	4.3%
Mobile home & other	5,189	6.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 26121
State: Michigan
Land area: 504 sq mi
Water area: 956 sq mi
Center point: 43.4287, -86.4209