City safety & data profile

MuskegonMI

Muskegon, MI is a 38K-resident city in Muskegon County with a median household income of $44,735.

Muskegon County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Muskegon, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Muskegon has a population larger than 72% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $142,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

38K
Population (place)
Top 28%
By size
$44,735
Median income (place)
$142,300
Median home (place)
24.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Muskegon

Muskegon posts a median household income higher than 4% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Muskegon area.

Bottom 5%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Muskegon

Where Muskegon income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$44,735 Bottom 4% higher than 4% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Muskegon $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Muskegon, MI beyond the headline numbers

Muskegon sits inside Muskegon County, Michigan, at roughly 43.23°N, -86.25°W. Population 38,401, $44,735 median household income. Median home value $142,300, median rent $996. Poverty rate 24.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Muskegon, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

24.9% of Muskegon, MI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Muskegon costs roughly 3.2 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 5.7% of Muskegon workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 22.1% in Muskegon, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Muskegon workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Muskegon from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
38,401
Muskegon · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$44,735
-50% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$142,300
-66% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Muskegon County): Muskegon's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
176K+3%
Median Income
$65,024+59%
Median Home Value
$198,300+97%
Poverty Rate
14.1%-29%
Unemployment
6.4%-59%

Economics

Economics indicators for Muskegon, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$996/mo
Poverty Rate
24.9% +101% vs avg
Unemployment 9.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 15.5%
Work From Home 5.7%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 56.1%
African American 29%
Asian 0.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
49.9%
Short Sleep Duration
43.4%
High Blood Pressure
40.4%
Physical Inactivity
34.6%
Current Smoking
22.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
17.1%
Diabetes
15.6%
Binge Drinking
15.4%
Current Asthma
13%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53.5%
Annual Checkup 79.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
11.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.9%
Stroke
4.7%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
TRINITY HEALTH MUSKEGON HOSPITAL
MUSKEGON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Muskegon?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Muskegon right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-MUSKEGON · Muskegon

Muskegon: 5 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 5 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chicago

Tagged alert mix: Muskegon

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 5 tagged notices on record for Muskegon.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Chicago, IL (5 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Muskegon; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (5 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Chicago, IL 5 alerts Philadelphia, PA 5 alerts Indianapolis, IN 5 alerts Atlanta, GA 5 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Muskegon, MI? ▼
Muskegon, MI has a population of 38,401 people, located in Muskegon County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Muskegon? ▼
The median household income in Muskegon, MI is $44,735 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 24.9%.
What is the median home value in Muskegon? ▼
The median home value in Muskegon, MI is $142,300. Median rent is $996/month.
What are the top health concerns in Muskegon? ▼
The top health indicators in Muskegon include Obesity (49.9%), Short Sleep Duration (43.4%), High Blood Pressure (40.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Muskegon? ▼
Muskegon has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Muskegon? ▼
The median age in Muskegon, MI is 36 years. 15.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Muskegon, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (24.9% here).

DeKalb, IL 24.9% Chalmette, LA 24.9% Albemarle, NC 24.9% Bellmead, TX 24.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($44,735 here).

Statesboro, GA $44,737 Morgantown, WV $44,727 Plainview, TX $44,768 Monroe, GA $44,656

Compare Muskegon with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Muskegon Heights, MI 11K Norton Shores, MI 24K Grand Haven, MI 11K Allendale, MI 18K Holland, MI 34K Walker, MI 25K Jenison, MI 17K Grandville, MI 16K
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Using Muskegon's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Muskegon area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Muskegon against Michigan peers on any ranking lens. Explore Michigan

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Muskegon County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.