Muskegon Heights

Population: 9,902
Median household income: $33,780
Median home value: $55,800

Muskegon Heights, a community in Muskegon County, Michigan, has 9,902 residents. Its median household income of $33,780 runs below the Muskegon County figure of $63,495.

Between 2019 and 2023, Muskegon Heights's population declined 7.9% from 10,748 to 9,902, while its median home value rose 27.1% from $43,900 to $55,800.

The median gross rent is $826. 7.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,902
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,780
Median home value: $55,800
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 4,693
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Unemployment rate: 18.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,7489,902

Median household income

$30,795$33,780

Median home value

$43,900$55,800

Median gross rent

$711$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,748	$30,795	$43,900	$711
2020	10,735	$31,431	$42,900	$703
2021	10,058	$34,281	$45,500	$753
2022	9,954	$35,216	$52,500	$836
2023	9,902	$33,780	$55,800	$826

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	825	8.3%
5 to 17	2,136	21.6%
18 to 24	844	8.5%
25 to 34	1,603	16.2%
35 to 44	1,027	10.4%
45 to 54	1,097	11.1%
55 to 64	941	9.5%
65 to 74	908	9.2%
75 and over	521	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,561	15.8%
Black or African American	7,468	75.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	158	1.6%
Asian	3	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	424	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	288	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	786	12.9%
High school graduate	2,846	46.7%
Some college or associate's	2,034	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	184	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	247	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,639	81.6%
Carpooled	412	12.7%
Public transit	36	1.1%
Walked	61	1.9%
Bicycle	10	0.3%
Worked from home	48	1.5%
Other means	27	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,259	39.5%
15 to 29 min	1,262	39.6%
30 to 44 min	244	7.7%
45 to 59 min	240	7.5%
60+ min	180	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 37.1% (3,618 of 9,742)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,273	59.9%
Nonfamily households	1,521	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,794	80.8%
Vacant	899	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,698	44.8%
Renter-occupied	2,096	55.2%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,598	76.7%
1-unit, attached	55	1.2%
2 to 4 units	257	5.5%
5 to 19 units	526	11.2%
20 or more units	197	4.2%
Mobile home & other	60	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2656360
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2019, -86.2410