Jenison

Population: 17,334
Median household income: $86,063
Median home value: $257,600

Located in Ottawa County, Michigan, Jenison is a community with a population of 17,334. The median household income of $86,063 is in line with the Ottawa County median ($87,144).

From 2019 to 2023, Jenison's population held roughly steady from 17,431 to 17,334, while its median home value rose 50.6% from $171,100 to $257,600.

The median gross rent is $1,962. 32.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,334
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $86,063
Median home value: $257,600
Median gross rent: $1,962
Housing units: 6,685
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,43117,334

Median household income

$69,481$86,063

Median home value

$171,100$257,600

Median gross rent

$917$1,962

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,431	$69,481	$171,100	$917
2020	17,851	$71,720	$182,300	$1,464
2021	17,570	$75,087	$198,400	$1,566
2022	17,314	$80,043	$235,200	$1,229
2023	17,334	$86,063	$257,600	$1,962

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,327	7.7%
5 to 17	3,179	18.3%
18 to 24	1,085	6.3%
25 to 34	2,476	14.3%
35 to 44	2,188	12.6%
45 to 54	1,335	7.7%
55 to 64	1,955	11.3%
65 to 74	1,779	10.3%
75 and over	2,010	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,471	95.0%
Black or African American	94	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	77	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	249	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	415	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	531	4.5%
High school graduate	3,289	28.0%
Some college or associate's	4,093	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,932	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	898	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,697	84.2%
Carpooled	491	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	0.4%
Bicycle	23	0.3%
Worked from home	714	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,899	26.2%
15 to 29 min	3,876	53.5%
30 to 44 min	1,204	16.6%
45 to 59 min	90	1.2%
60+ min	170	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 4.8% (817 of 17,162)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,776	73.2%
Nonfamily households	1,752	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,528	97.7%
Vacant	157	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,557	85.1%
Renter-occupied	971	14.9%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,158	77.2%
1-unit, attached	610	9.1%
2 to 4 units	138	2.1%
5 to 19 units	184	2.8%
20 or more units	586	8.8%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2641680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.9019, -85.8273