2024 population: 177,428 ( 2,691 from 2020)
Land area: 503.9 square miles
Population density: 352.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	134,181	75.63%	0.8%
Black:	23,363	13.17%	1.9%
Indian:	1,225	0.69%	1.6%
Asian:	1,196	0.67%	0.1%
2+ races:	5,627	3.17%	10.0%
Hispanic:	11,836	6.67%	15.4%

Total non-White:	43,247	24.37%	3.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,934	11.4
Deaths:	8,840	12.6
Net Migration:	3,041	4.4
Net Immigration:	481	0.7

Change in White population:	1,082	0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,609	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
174,737
133,099	76.17%
23,823	13.63%
1,245	0.71%
1,197	0.69%
5,117	2.93%
10,256	5.87%
41,638	23.83%

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
2010's
19,514	11.3
15,732	9.1
-2,932	-1.7
547	0.3

-33	-0.0
2,582	1.5

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, MI Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.0
39,518	22.3%
137,910	77.7%
32,488	18.3%

67,732
2.51

45,749	67.5%
31,973	69.9%
5,960	13.0%
21,983	32.5%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,547	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,756	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,236	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,043	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,149	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,508	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,911	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,840	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,568	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,415	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,381	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,151	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,977	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,849	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,446	6.6%
$200,000 or more	2,955	4.4%

Median Household Income	65,024
Per Capita Income	32,532

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,426	6.5%
Public Assistance	2,710	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,793	20.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	69,174	67.8%
Unemployed	4,824	4.7%
In Armed Forces	45	0.0%

Total Labor Force	74,043	72.6%
Not in Labor Force	27,931	27.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,932	25,017	55.3%
Non-Profit	1,878	5,406	25.8%
Self-Employed	3,585	2,464	59.3%

Local Government	2,257	3,921	36.5%
State Government	880	1,091	44.6%
Federal Government	590	355	62.4%

Total Private + Self	34,517	27,481	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,605	10,773	34.2%
Total	40,122	38,254	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%
Pct. Private + Self	79.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,007	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,944	19.0%
Professional, Technical	14,649	18.7%
Service Occupations	14,260	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	341	0.4%
All others	24,670	31.4%

White Collar		50.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	19,324	24.6%
Health care and social assistance	11,341	14.4%
Retail trade	8,776	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	5,924	7.5%
Educational services	5,841	7.4%
Construction	4,698	6.0%
Other services	3,654	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,424	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,722	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,604	3.3%
Public administration	2,548	3.2%
Finance and insurance	1,944	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,391	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1,295	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,028	1.3%
Information	782	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	612	0.8%
Utilities	501	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	79	0.1%
Management	42	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,879	5.05%
Puerto Rican	810	0.46%
Cuban	98	0.06%
Dominican	217	0.12%

Total Central American	473	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	229	0.13%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	16	0.01%
Panamanian	108	0.06%
Salvadoran	120	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	103	0.06%
Argentinean	3	0.00%
Bolivian	12	0.01%
Chilean	41	0.02%
Colombian	25	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	22	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	430	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	367	0.21%
Indian	198	0.11%
Chinese	152	0.09%
Filipino	102	0.06%
Hmong	47	0.03%
Thai	33	0.02%
Japanese	28	0.02%
Vietnamese	20	0.01%
Cambodian	14	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	159,386	96.0%
Spanish	4,787	2.9%
German, other Germanic	516	0.3%
Other Indo-European	285	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	198	0.1%
Other Asian	177	0.1%
Other	136	0.1%
Tagalog	124	0.1%
Korean	110	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	30,528	17.3%
English	16,709	9.5%
Irish	14,676	8.3%
Dutch	14,036	8.0%
Polish	8,430	4.8%
American	5,403	3.1%
French	5,087	2.9%
Italian	4,543	2.6%
Swedish	4,452	2.5%
Scottish	3,297	1.9%
European	2,573	1.5%
Norwegian	2,265	1.3%
French Canadian	1,885	1.1%
Danish	1,248	0.7%
Finnish	1,209	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	174,371	99.1%
Not a citizen	1,590	0.9%

Native	172,595	98.1%
Foreign-born	3,366	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,418	2.0%	7,211	5.9%	42,270	34.5%	44,367	36.2%	18,261	14.9%	7,865	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,418	2.0%
9-12 Years	7,211	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	42,270	34.5%
Some College	44,367	36.2%
Bach. Degree	18,261	14.9%
Grad Degree	7,865	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	146,878	134,452	12,426	8.5%
1991	146,430	130,870	15,560	10.6%
1992	148,658	132,330	16,328	11.0%
1993	152,148	138,728	13,420	8.8%
1994	156,864	145,124	11,740	7.5%
1995	156,828	146,630	10,198	6.5%
1996	158,212	148,916	9,296	5.9%
1997	162,500	154,688	7,812	4.8%
1998	164,466	157,608	6,858	4.2%
1999	167,888	160,660	7,228	4.3%

2000	171,334	164,066	7,268	4.2%
2001	172,220	161,520	10,700	6.2%
2002	171,378	157,916	13,462	7.9%
2003	176,302	160,652	15,650	8.9%
2004	179,060	165,630	13,430	7.5%
2005	180,358	167,786	12,572	7.0%
2006	180,796	167,904	12,892	7.1%
2007	178,752	165,676	13,076	7.3%
2008	177,230	162,140	15,090	8.5%
2009	175,390	149,866	25,524	14.6%

2010	153,810	132,100	21,710	14.1%
2011	150,902	134,322	16,580	11.0%
2012	151,830	136,768	15,062	9.9%
2013	152,916	137,916	15,000	9.8%
2014	154,736	142,830	11,906	7.7%
2015	155,366	146,202	9,164	5.9%
2016	155,318	146,766	8,552	5.5%
2017	155,800	147,566	8,234	5.3%
2018	156,272	149,114	7,158	4.6%
2019	154,586	148,142	6,444	4.2%

2020	155,080	137,362	17,718	11.4%
2021	150,976	139,954	11,022	7.3%
2022	153,342	145,526	7,816	5.1%
2023	158,720	151,658	7,062	4.4%
2024	171,482	162,680	8,802	5.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	75,266
Median Value	$198,300

Occupied	67,732	90.0%
Vacant	7,534	10.0%

Owned	52,871	78.1%
Rented	14,861	21.9%
Median Rent	$1,028

Single-Family Units	60,346	80.2%
Detached	58,657	77.9%
Attached	1,689	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,878	9.1%
Mobile Homes	5,141	6.8%

Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Muskegon, MI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Muskegon, MI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Muskegon, MI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Muskegon, MI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Muskegon, MI Metro Area