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Population (year 2000): 954. Estimated
population in July 2005: 987 (+3.5% change)
Males: 417 (43.7%), Females: 537 (56.3%)
Oceana County
Zip code:
49421
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $27,460 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,900 (year 2000)
Races in Hesperia:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- American Indian (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Other Asian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (12.7%),
English (9.1%), Dutch (9.0%), United States (6.7%), Swedish
(4.6%).
Elevation: 225 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hesperia
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hesperia village
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 17.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+9.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hesperia:
- GERBER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; FREMONT,
MI)
- LAKESHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
SHELBY, MI)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF WESTERN MICHIGAN (about 26
miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hesperia:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 31 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 61 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 87 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI;
ID: TVC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hesperia:
- FREMONT MUNI (about 11 miles; FREMONT, MI; ID: 3FM)
- WHITE CLOUD (about 19 miles; WHITE CLOUD, MI; ID:
42C)
- OCEANA COUNTY (about 20 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; ID:
C04)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hesperia:
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 56 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
Public high school in Hesperia:
- HESPERIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 339;
Location: 96 S. DIVISION STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hesperia:
- HESPERIA ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 423; Location: 96 S. DIVISION STREET; Grades:
KG - 04)
- HESPERIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 379;
Location: 96 S. DIVISION STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Hesperia:
- HESPERIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$195,213; Location: 80 SOUTH DIVISION STREET; 32,369
books; 1,677 audio materials; 1,481 video materials; 71
serial subscriptions)
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