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49444

Muskegon, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
26,372
Median household income
$53,054
People below poverty
21.1%
Median home value
$165,900

Income

The median income of households in 49444 was $53,054. An estimated 8.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 9.6
$25,000 to $34,999 10.3
$35,000 to $49,999 14.7
$50,000 to $74,999 16.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1
$150,000 to $199,999 3.9
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50484
Female 45434

An estimated 72.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,721. 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 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.8
Social Security 37.2
Retirement income 26.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.8
Cash public assistance income 5.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 31.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 31.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.3

In 2020-2024, 28.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 50.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49444 in 2020-2024, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.1% and public coverage was 56.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 49444 had a total population of 26,372 - 13,740 (52.1%) females and 12,632 (47.9%) males. The median age was 37.6 years. An estimated 25.1% of the population was under 18 years, 33% was 19 to 44 years, 23.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49444 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 896 941
5 to 9 1130 957
10 to 14 926 787
15 to 19 668 781
20 to 24 517 638
25 to 29 1018 883
30 to 34 1005 1141
35 to 39 714 936
40 to 44 991 859
45 to 49 750 714
50 to 54 690 943
55 to 59 843 746
60 to 64 670 886
65 to 69 730 748
70 to 74 388 582
75 to 79 248 402
80 to 84 237 342
85 and over 211 454

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.6% were White; 29.5% were Black or African American; 6.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 8.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.6% of the people in 49444 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 58.8% of the people in 49444 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,192 households in 49444. The average household size was 2.54 people.

Married-couple households made up 37.6% of the households in 49444 while cohabiting couple households made up 9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.1% of all households, while 16.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.2% of all households.

In 49444, 34.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 37.6
Cohabiting Couples 9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.4% of males and 37.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40 34.3
Now married, except separated 41.4 37.9
Separated 1.6 1.3
Widowed 2.4 8.4
Divorced 14.5 18

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49444, 519 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 38.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in 49444 were U.S. natives. 84.3% of the 49444 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of 49444 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49444 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 49444.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 28.5
Asia 35.7
Europe 32.1
Africa 0
Northern America 3.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49444 in 2020-2024, 2.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 0.5% 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 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 49444 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.9
Different house, same county 7.8
Different county, same state 5
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49444 was 5,883 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 323 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,802. College or graduate school enrollment was 758.

Educational Attainment of People in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9
High school diploma or equivalency 38.1
Some college, no degree 24.8
Associate's degree 10.6
Bachelor's degree 11.7
Graduate or professional degree 5.9

Disability

In 49444, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 15.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49444, 55.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,213 81.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,517 13.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 563 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49444 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 24.1
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49444 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,047 27
Service occupations 2,450 21.7
Sales and office occupations 2,354 20.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 955 8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,496 22.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.6% of 49444 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.8
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 6.9

In 2020-2024, 49444 had a total of 11,489 housing units. Of these housing units, 80% 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"). 13.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.2
Mobile homes 6.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49444 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 63.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49444 had 10,192 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,297 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.3% while renters occupied 30.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.68.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.3% and another 15.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49444:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49444 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 88.6
Electricity 8.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.9
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49444 was $165,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.3 % had a mortgage. 45.7% 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 $1,233 and for owners without a mortgage it was $456.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49444 was $979. 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.