Muskegon, MI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	40,105	100.0

Male	20,971	52.3
Female	19,134	47.7

Under 5 years	3,062	7.6
5 to 9 years	3,082	7.7
10 to 14 years	2,736	6.8
15 to 19 years	2,593	6.5
20 to 24 years	3,536	8.8
25 to 34 years	6,672	16.6
35 to 44 years	6,222	15.5
45 to 54 years	4,670	11.6
55 to 59 years	1,446	3.6
60 to 64 years	1,109	2.8
65 to 74 years	2,218	5.5
75 to 84 years	1,989	5.0
85 years and over	770	1.9

Median age (years)	32.3	(X)

18 years and over	29,765	74.2
Male	15,614	38.9
Female	14,151	35.3
21 years and over	27,915	69.6
62 years and over	5,634	14.0
65 years and over	4,977	12.4
Male	1,830	4.6
Female	3,147	7.8

RACE
One race	38,701	96.5
White	24,309	60.6
Black or African American	12,701	31.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	418	1.0
Asian	183	0.5
Asian Indian	29	0.1
Chinese	41	0.1
Filipino	23	0.1
Japanese	14	0.0
Korean	27	0.1
Vietnamese	11	0.0
Other Asian ¹	38	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.0
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.0
Some other race	1,078	2.7
Two or more races	1,404	3.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	25,483	63.5
Black or African American	13,405	33.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	925	2.3
Asian	321	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	52	0.1
Some other race	1,450	3.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	40,105	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,560	6.4
Mexican	1,942	4.8
Puerto Rican	193	0.5
Cuban	25	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	400	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,545	93.6
White alone	23,231	57.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	40,105	100.0
In households	35,278	88.0
Householder	14,569	36.3
Spouse	4,836	12.1
Child	11,123	27.7
Own child under 18 years	8,830	22.0
Other relatives	2,200	5.5
Under 18 years	1,123	2.8
Nonrelatives	2,550	6.4
Unmarried partner	1,150	2.9
In group quarters	4,827	12.0
Institutionalized population	4,459	11.1
Noninstitutionalized population	368	0.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	14,569	100.0
Family households (families)	8,535	58.6
With own children under 18 years	4,533	31.1
Married-couple family	4,836	33.2
With own children under 18 years	2,102	14.4
Female householder, no husband present	2,941	20.2
With own children under 18 years	2,002	13.7
Nonfamily households	6,034	41.4
Householder living alone	5,011	34.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,880	12.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,132	35.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,551	24.4

Average household size	2.42	(X)
Average family size	3.13	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	15,999	100.0
Occupied housing units	14,569	91.1
Vacant housing units	1,430	8.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	83	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	14,569	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,284	56.9
Renter-occupied housing units	6,285	43.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.58	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.21	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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