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49421

Hesperia, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,734
Median household income
$53,555
People below poverty
16%
Median home value
$162,100

Income

The median income of households in 49421 was $53,555. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.9
$25,000 to $34,999 10.3
$35,000 to $49,999 18.9
$50,000 to $74,999 19.5
$75,000 to $99,999 14.4
$100,000 to $149,999 13.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 1.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51543
Female 37025

An estimated 66.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,563. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.3
Social Security 43.2
Retirement income 32.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.2
Cash public assistance income 3.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 25.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16
Children under 18 years below poverty 25.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.1

In 2020-2024, 20.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 61.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49421 in 2020-2024, 96.7% had health insurance coverage and 3.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.6% and public coverage was 58.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.4%.


In 2020-2024, 49421 had a total population of 5,734 - 2,923 (51%) females and 2,811 (49%) males. The median age was 45 years. An estimated 22.7% of the population was under 18 years, 24.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49421 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 181 158
5 to 9 186 229
10 to 14 154 154
15 to 19 198 184
20 to 24 136 208
25 to 29 121 82
30 to 34 202 115
35 to 39 121 168
40 to 44 105 164
45 to 49 197 140
50 to 54 117 130
55 to 59 172 287
60 to 64 267 229
65 to 69 256 229
70 to 74 172 184
75 to 79 110 79
80 to 84 82 117
85 and over 34 66

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.5% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 10.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.5% of the people in 49421 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.4% of the people in 49421 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,271 households in 49421. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.2% of the households in 49421 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.1% of all households, while 14.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.4% of all households.

In 49421, 28.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.2
Cohabiting Couples 6.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.9% of males and 51.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.6 24.2
Now married, except separated 56.9 51.2
Separated 1.7 0.5
Widowed 2.6 10.2
Divorced 11.2 13.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49421, 139 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.2% of the people living in 49421 were U.S. natives. 85.4% of the 49421 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.8% of 49421 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 63.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 90.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49421 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 49421.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 15.9
Asia 22.7
Europe 54.5
Africa 0
Northern America 6.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49421 in 2020-2024, 5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.9% of people at least five years old; 1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 49421 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.5
Different house, same county 2.9
Different county, same state 5.6
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49421 was 1,135 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 107 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 883. College or graduate school enrollment was 145.

Educational Attainment of People in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11
High school diploma or equivalency 43.4
Some college, no degree 22.2
Associate's degree 11.7
Bachelor's degree 7.8
Graduate or professional degree 3.9

Disability

In 49421, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.8% of people under 18 years old, to 19.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49421, 48.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,772 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 236 10.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 228 10.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49421 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.8
Construction 10
Manufacturing 22
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 16
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.1
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 3.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49421 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 610 27.3
Service occupations 343 15.3
Sales and office occupations 338 15.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 343 15.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 604 27

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.6% of 49421 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.9
Other means 1
Worked from home 5.2

In 2020-2024, 49421 had a total of 2,842 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.6
Mobile homes 24.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49421 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 58.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49421 had 2,271 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 571 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 86.1% while renters occupied 13.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.5 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.51.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.1% and another 30.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49421:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49421 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.5
Electricity 4.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.1
All other fuels 22.8
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49421 was $162,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.3 % had a mortgage. 51.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,203 and for owners without a mortgage it was $481.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49421 was $863. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.