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Population (year 2000): 40,105. Estimated
population in July 2005: 39,919 (-0.5% change)
Males: 20,971 (52.3%), Females: 19,134 (47.7%)
Muskegon County
Zip codes:
49440,
49441,
49442,
49444,
49445.
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $27,929 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,800 (year 2000)
Races in Muskegon:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.9%)
- Black (31.7%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- Other race (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.1%), Irish (7.2%), Dutch
(6.7%), English (6.5%), French (4.3%), United States (4.2%).
Land area: 14.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Muskegon
- High school or higher: 77.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Muskegon city
- Never married: 33.0%
- Now married: 41.9%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 15.0%
2.9% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -334 (-0.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Muskegon:
- HACKLEY HOSPITAL (1700 CLINTON STREET)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF WESTERN MICHIGAN (1700
OAK AVE)
- MERCY GENERAL HEALTH PARTNERS (1500 E SHERMAN
BOULEVARD)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-WESTERN MICH (1700
CLINTON STREET-SUITE 2S)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Muskegon:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 5 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 57 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 84
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Muskegon:
- FLYING-A-RANCH (about 13 miles; FRUITPORT, MI; ID:
39Z)
- GRAND HAVEN MEML AIRPARK (about 15 miles; GRAND
HAVEN, MI; ID: 3GM)
- HAT FIELD (about 16 miles; NUNICA, MI; ID: 5N7)
Colleges/Universities in Muskegon:
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,365; Location: 221 S QUARTERLINE RD;
Public; Website: www.muskegon.cc.mi.us)
- BAKER COLLEGE OF MUSKEGON (FT enrollment:
1,976; Location: 1903 MARQUETTE AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.Baker.edu)
- MUSKEGON TRAINING EDUCATION CENTER (Location:
1580 PARK ST; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Muskegon:
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
Public high schools in Muskegon:
- MUSKEGON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,475;
Location: 80 W. SOUTHERN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- REETHS-PUFFER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,347;
Location: 1500 N. ROBERTS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ORCHARD VIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 709;
Location: 2310 MARQUETTE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- OAKRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 656;
Location: 5493 E. HALL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DUCK CREEK LEARNING CENTER (Students: 38;
Location: 4600 N. GIBSON ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
- ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location:
2310 MARQUETTE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Muskegon:
- WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN HIG (Students:
248; Location: 1212 KINGSLEY STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
- MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL (Students: 243;
Location: 1145 W LAKETON AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Muskegon:
- M-TEC (Students: 1,312; Location: 571 APPLE
AVENUE; Grades: UG - UG)
- BUNKER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 787;
Location: 2312 DENMARK STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- REETHS-PUFFER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 711;
Location: 1911 W. GILES ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- REETHS-PUFFER INTERMEDIATE SCH. (Students:
683; Location: 1500 N. GETTY STREET; Grades: 02 - 06)
- ORCHARD VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 678;
Location: 35 S. SHERIDAN DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TIMBERLAND ACADEMY (Students: 596; Location:
2574 MCLAUGHLIN ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- STEELE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 588;
Location: 1150 AMITY AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ORCHARD VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
573; Location: 1074 SHONAT STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- JOLMAN SCHOOL (Students: 480; Location: 2389
E. LAKETON AVENUE; Grades: 01 - 05)
- REETHS-PUFFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
476; Location: 1404 N. GETTY STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Muskegon:
- MUSKEGON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 266;
Location: 1220 EASTGATE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST FRANCIS DE SALES ELEM SCH (Students: 241;
Location: 2947 MCCRACKEN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
- WEST SHORE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 161;
Location: 3225 ROOSEVELT ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- MICHIGAN DUNES MONTESSORI (Students: 144;
Location: 5248 HENRY ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 139;
Location: 215 WEST DALE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 5)
- BROADWAY BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 44;
Location: 2892 OAK LANE; Grades: KG - KG)
- GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 31;
Location: 2081 MARQUETTE AVE; Grades: KG - 5)
- MUSKEGON SDA SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location:
3050 EVANSTON AVENUE; Grades: 2 - 8)
Libraries in Muskegon:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,458,906; Location: 97 EAST APPLE AVENUE; 226,794
books; 4,868 audio materials; 1,920 video materials; 644
serial subscriptions)
- HACKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$621,114; Location: 316 WEST WEBSTER AVENUE; 125,433
books; 1,963 audio materials; 336 video materials; 286
serial subscriptions)
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