Demographics of Muskegon County, Michigan

Muskegon County, Michigan had 177,901 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,118 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Muskegon County, in four figures

177,901
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +3,118 people.; 40.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,024 ±$1,543
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Muskegon County, Michigan's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Muskegon County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Muskegon County, Michigan's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Muskegon County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	174,783	100.0	100.0
2021	175,570	100.5	100.2
2022	175,458	100.4	100.7
2023	176,299	100.9	101.6
2024	177,225	101.4	102.5
2025	177,901	101.8	103.1

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Population of Muskegon County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	174,783	+37	−59	+1	+36
2021	175,570	+787	−330	+39	+951
2022	175,458	−112	−364	+105	+239
2023	176,299	+841	−234	+138	+965
2024	177,225	+926	−83	+193	+818
2025	177,901	+676	−99	+37	+731

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±0.2: for men 39.1 ±0.4 and for women 40.6 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Muskegon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	9,984 ±93	5.7% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	29,534 ±852	16.8% ±0.5	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,051 ±594	8.0% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	45,487 ±765	25.9% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	44,417 ±912	25.2% ±0.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,488 ±992	18.5% ±0.6	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,024 ±$1,543, and income per person $32,532 ±$729, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Muskegon County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	11,582 ±778	17.1% ±1.1	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,976 ±801	20.6% ±1.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,796 ±756	18.9% ±1.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,151 ±663	15.0% ±1.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,826 ±831	17.5% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,446 ±433	6.6% ±0.6	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,955 ±390	4.4% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Muskegon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	23,920 ±1,646	14.1% ±1.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,470 ±717	19.3% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,677 ±882	13.2% ±1.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,773 ±562	11.0% ±1.3	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Muskegon County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Muskegon County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	75,266 ±100	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.0% ±0.9	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.0% ±0.9	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±1.2	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±1.2	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,300 ±$4,508	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,028 ±$36	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Muskegon County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,010 ±0	6.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	131,900 ±377	75.0% ±0.2	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,109 ±862	12.0% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	998 ±138	0.6% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	778 ±156	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	39 to 139	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	281 ±123	0.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,796 ±897	5.6% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Muskegon County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	149,165 ±1,364	84.8% ±0.8	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,359 ±1,305	12.7% ±0.7	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,071 ±255	0.6% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,366 ±409	1.9% ±0.2	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,776 ±395	1.0% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,590 ±266	0.9% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Muskegon County among the counties of Michigan

12th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Muskegon County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ottawa County	308,459	+3.9%
Ingham County	289,709	+1.7%
Kalamazoo County	263,795	+0.8%
Livingston County	197,315	+1.7%
Saginaw County	187,688	−1.1%
Muskegon County	177,901	+1.8%
St. Clair County	160,486	+0.1%
Jackson County	159,552	−0.4%
Monroe County	156,004	+0.7%
Berrien County	152,444	−1.3%
Calhoun County	133,408	−0.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Counties by population in Michigan
No. 12 Counties in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 13 Counties in Michigan by median rent
No. 16 Counties in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 25 Counties in Michigan by median household income
No. 26 Counties in Michigan by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026