2022 population: 176,565 ( 4,377 from 2010 , 751 from 2020)
Land area: 503.9 square miles
Population density: 350.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	133,424	75.57%	0.2%
Black:	24,005	13.60%	2.4%
Indian:	1,257	0.71%	1.4%
Asian:	1,158	0.66%	23.6%
2+ races:	5,415	3.07%	39.0%
Hispanic:	11,306	6.40%	36.9%

Total non-White:	43,141	24.43%	10.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,252	12.1
Deaths:	4,932	14.0
Net Migration:	1,219	3.5
Net Immigration:	135	0.4

Change in White population:	292	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,085	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
172,188
133,132	77.32%
24,599	14.29%
1,240	0.72%
937	0.54%
3,897	2.26%
8,261	4.80%
39,056	22.68%

2000
170,200
135,379	79.54%
23,971	14.08%
1,237	0.73%
727	0.43%
2,752	1.62%
6,001	3.53%
34,821	20.46%

1990
158,983
132,164	83.13%
21,388	13.45%
1,365	0.86%
764	0.48%
n/a
3,302	2.08%
26,819	16.87%

1980
157,589
133,905	84.97%
19,275	12.23%
1,266	0.80%
337	0.21%
n/a
2,737	1.74%
23,684	15.03%

1970
157,426
137,923	87.61%
16,486	10.47%
466	0.30%
111	0.07%
n/a
2,221	1.41%
19,503	12.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,984	12.9
14,743	8.7
-3,353	-2.0
940	0.6

-2,247	-1.3
4,235	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
24,197	15.2
15,260	9.6
823	0.5
296	0.2

3,215	2.0
8,002	5.0

Number	Rate
1980's
25,695	16.3
13,916	8.8
-9,335	-5.9
n/a

-1,741	-1.1
3,135	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-14,593	-9.3
n/a

-4,018	-2.6
4,181	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Muskegon County, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
39,748	22.5%
136,817	77.5%
30,933	17.5%

66,595
2.55

44,773	67.2%
31,395	70.1%
5,512	12.3%
21,822	32.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
42,787	24.8%
129,401	75.2%
23,352	13.6%

65,616
2.53

44,707	68.1%
31,118	69.6%
6,099	13.6%
20,909	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
46,709	27.4%
123,491	72.6%
21,908	12.9%

63,491
2.59

44,702	70.4%
33,217	74.3%
5,924	13.3%
18,789	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
44,725	28.1%
114,258	71.9%
20,761	13.1%

57,827
2.66

42,602	73.7%
33,166	77.9%
5,197	12.2%
15,225	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
48,456	30.7%
109,133	69.3%
16,844	10.7%

54,609
2.83

41,905	76.7%
34,485	82.3%
4,574	10.9%
12,704	23.3%

2022 Housing Data for Muskegon County, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,922	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,893	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,901	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,085	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,214	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,281	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,828	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,096	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,486	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,794	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,390	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,789	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,682	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,213	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,333	5.0%
$200,000 or more	2,688	4.0%

Median Household Income	61,347
Per Capita Income	30,812

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,960	5.9%
Public Assistance	1,743	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,691	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	68,368	66.0%
Unemployed	5,617	5.4%
In Armed Forces	55	0.1%

Total Labor Force	74,040	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	29,574	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,357	25,035	55.6%
Non-Profit	1,809	5,052	26.4%
Self-Employed	3,233	2,078	60.9%

Local Government	1,854	3,458	34.9%
State Government	948	1,006	48.5%
Federal Government	659	410	61.6%

Total Private + Self	34,590	27,113	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,270	9,926	34.7%
Total	39,860	37,039	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,115	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,373	18.6%
Professional, Technical	13,721	17.8%
Service Occupations	14,311	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	233	0.3%
All others	25,562	33.2%

White Collar		48.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	20,190	26.2%
Health care and social assistance	11,233	14.6%
Retail trade	8,197	10.6%
Accommodation and food services	6,136	8.0%
Educational services	4,972	6.5%
Construction	4,318	5.6%
Other services	3,614	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,206	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,002	3.9%
Public administration	2,500	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,215	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,797	2.3%
Wholesale trade	1,356	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,340	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,198	1.6%
Information	706	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	519	0.7%
Utilities	436	0.6%
Management	77	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,513	4.84%
Puerto Rican	781	0.44%
Cuban	134	0.08%
Dominican	284	0.16%

Total Central American	553	0.31%
Costa Rican	69	0.04%
Guatemalan	194	0.11%
Honduran	30	0.02%
Nicaraguan	31	0.02%
Panamanian	37	0.02%
Salvadoran	192	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	86	0.05%
Argentinean	2	0.00%
Bolivian	10	0.01%
Chilean	30	0.02%
Colombian	19	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	25	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	388	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	372	0.21%
Indian	311	0.18%
Chinese	245	0.14%
Filipino	164	0.09%
Vietnamese	39	0.02%
Japanese	25	0.01%
Bhutanese	11	0.01%
Cambodian	10	0.01%
Thai	5	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	159,946	96.5%
Spanish	3,962	2.4%
German, other Germanic	690	0.4%
Other Indo-European	285	0.2%
Other Asian	164	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	141	0.1%
Tagalog	122	0.1%
Other	102	0.1%
Arabic	77	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	28,840	16.4%
English	14,402	8.2%
Dutch	14,340	8.2%
Irish	14,084	8.0%
Polish	7,960	4.5%
French	5,289	3.0%
American	5,182	2.9%
Swedish	4,723	2.7%
Italian	3,951	2.2%
European	2,656	1.5%
Scottish	2,284	1.3%
Norwegian	2,283	1.3%
French Canadian	2,083	1.2%
Danish	1,099	0.6%
Hungarian	976	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	174,245	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,702	1.0%

Native	172,570	98.1%
Foreign-born	3,377	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,923	2.4%	6,622	5.5%	42,794	35.2%	44,011	36.2%	17,502	14.4%	7,639	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,923	2.4%
9-12 Years	6,622	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	42,794	35.2%
Some College	44,011	36.2%
Bach. Degree	17,502	14.4%
Grad Degree	7,639	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	73,439	67,226	6,213	8.5%	7.7%
1991	73,215	65,435	7,780	10.6%	9.3%
1992	74,329	66,165	8,164	11.0%	9.1%
1993	76,074	69,364	6,710	8.8%	7.3%
1994	78,432	72,562	5,870	7.5%	6.1%
1995	78,414	73,315	5,099	6.5%	5.3%
1996	79,106	74,458	4,648	5.9%	4.9%
1997	81,250	77,344	3,906	4.8%	4.3%
1998	82,233	78,804	3,429	4.2%	4.0%
1999	83,944	80,330	3,614	4.3%	3.8%

2000	85,667	82,033	3,634	4.2%	3.6%
2001	86,110	80,760	5,350	6.2%	5.2%
2002	85,689	78,958	6,731	7.9%	6.2%
2003	88,151	80,326	7,825	8.9%	7.1%
2004	89,530	82,815	6,715	7.5%	7.0%
2005	90,179	83,893	6,286	7.0%	6.8%
2006	90,398	83,952	6,446	7.1%	7.0%
2007	89,376	82,838	6,538	7.3%	7.1%
2008	88,615	81,070	7,545	8.5%	8.2%
2009	87,695	74,933	12,762	14.6%	13.1%

2010	76,905	66,050	10,855	14.1%	12.2%
2011	75,451	67,161	8,290	11.0%	10.0%
2012	75,915	68,384	7,531	9.9%	9.0%
2013	76,458	68,958	7,500	9.8%	8.7%
2014	77,368	71,415	5,953	7.7%	7.2%
2015	77,683	73,101	4,582	5.9%	5.4%
2016	77,659	73,383	4,276	5.5%	5.0%
2017	77,900	73,783	4,117	5.3%	4.6%
2018	78,136	74,557	3,579	4.6%	4.2%
2019	77,293	74,071	3,222	4.2%	4.1%

2020	77,540	68,681	8,859	11.4%	9.9%
2021	75,488	69,977	5,511	7.3%	5.8%
2022	76,671	72,763	3,908	5.1%	4.2%
2023	79,360	75,829	3,531	4.4%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	74,639
Median Value	$162,300

Occupied	66,595	89.2%
Vacant	8,044	10.8%

Owned	51,460	77.3%
Rented	15,135	22.7%
Median Rent	$915

Single-Family Units	59,508	79.7%
Detached	57,740	77.4%
Attached	1,768	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,890	9.2%
Mobile Homes	5,175	6.9%

Muskegon County, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Muskegon County, MI

2022 Housing Data for Muskegon County, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Muskegon County, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Muskegon County, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Muskegon County, MI

Historical Labor Force Data for Muskegon County, MI