Muskegon County, Michigan Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Muskegon County is 6th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Muskegon County is 8th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Muskegon County is 8th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Muskegon County is 10th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Muskegon County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Current population (2012)

Muskegon County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Households

Muskegon County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Housing units

Muskegon County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Muskegon County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Two or More

Muskegon County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Main Cities Within Muskegon County, Michigan

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Current population (2012)	170,182	12th	9,883,360	313,914,040
Size in square miles	499.2	72nd	56,538.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	344.9	10th	174.8	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	8th	5.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.3%	8th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	71st	14.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.8%	46th	88.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.8%	47th	25.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Race - White	81.5%	72nd	80.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.3%	6th	14.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	30th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	30th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	20th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	12th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	13th	4.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.3%	72nd	76.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Female residents	50.7%	20th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.9%	43rd	6.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Housing units	73,399	12th	4,525,480	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.7%	21st	18.1%	25.9%
Households	65,272	12th	3,825,182	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.8%	67th	73.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$108,700	50th	$137,300	$186,200
People per household	2.6	24th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	138	16th	11,692	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Income per capita	$20,222	61st	$25,482	$27,915
Income per household	$40,298	52nd	$48,669	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.5%	21st	15.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Muskegon County	Rank	Michigan	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,268	14th	217,344	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	49,204	12th	3,379,035	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	11,233	15th	816,972	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,656,745	13th	$109,102,594	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,507	39th	$10,855	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$220,979	12th	$14,536,648	$613,795,732

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