Language Spoken At Home in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 160,458 | 100% |
English only | 153,674 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 6,784 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,164 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 3,819 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,373 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,018 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 477 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 518 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 234 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 429 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 80 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 171,755 | 100% |
American | 7,073 | 4.1% |
Arab | 422 | 0.2% |
Czech | 698 | 0.4% |
Danish | 1,378 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 18,318 | 10.7% |
English | 15,422 | 9.0% |
French (except Basque) | 9,051 | 5.3% |
French Canadian | 2,421 | 1.4% |
German | 35,674 | 20.8% |
Greek | 439 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,177 | 0.7% |
Irish | 17,106 | 10.0% |
Italian | 4,383 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 634 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 2,381 | 1.4% |
Polish | 11,125 | 6.5% |
Portuguese | 45 | 0.0% |
Russian | 530 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,291 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 2,617 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 705 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 377 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 6,781 | 3.9% |
Swiss | 384 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 377 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 518 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 202 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 65,247 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 45,401 | 69.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,681 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 32,255 | 49.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,139 | 18.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,193 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,447 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,953 | 15.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,095 | 9.3% |
Nonfamily households | 19,846 | 30.4% |
Householder living alone | 17,002 | 26.1% |
65 years and over | 6,453 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 21,813 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 16,675 | 25.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 165,763 | 100% |
Householder | 65,247 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 32,212 | 19.4% |
Child | 52,424 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 8,359 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 7,521 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 3,997 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 67,244 | 100% |
Never married | 22,278 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 33,771 | 50.2% |
Separated | 1,112 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,848 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 8,235 | 12.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 69,575 | 100% |
Never married | 18,536 | 26.6% |
Now married, except separated | 33,457 | 48.1% |
Separated | 932 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 6,949 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 9,701 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,422 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,150 | 47.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,103 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,452 | 46.8% |
Less than 1 year | 254 | 8.2% |
1 or 2 years | 332 | 10.7% |
3 or 4 years | 331 | 10.7% |
5 or more years | 535 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,452 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,031 | 71.0% |
Who are married | 900 | 62.0% |
School Enrollment in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 44,282 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,456 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,684 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,329 | 43.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,061 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 9,752 | 22.0% |
Educational Attainment in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 113,430 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,866 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,150 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,778 | 35.1% |
Some college, no degree | 28,948 | 25.5% |
Associate's degree | 11,677 | 10.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,807 | 11.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,204 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.8% |
Veteran Status in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 129,001 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,038 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 167,033 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,481 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 42,638 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,406 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 101,514 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,792 | 13.6% |
65 years and over | 22,881 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,283 | 36.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 169,504 | 100% |
Same house | 142,867 | 84.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 26,456 | 15.6% |
Same county | 18,489 | 10.9% |
Different county | 7,967 | 4.7% |
Same state | 5,850 | 3.5% |
Different state | 2,117 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 181 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 171,755 | 100% |
Native | 168,592 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 167,835 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 143,631 | 83.6% |
Different state | 24,204 | 14.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 757 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 3,163 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,163 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,425 | 45.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,738 | 54.9% |
Year of Entry in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,920 | 100% |
Native | 757 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 751 | 99.2% |
Foreign born | 3,163 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 65 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,098 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Muskegon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,163 | 100% |
Europe | 699 | 22.1% |
Asia | 891 | 28.2% |
Africa | 27 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 2 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 1,287 | 40.7% |
Northern America | 257 | 8.1% |