City safety & data profile

Muskegon HeightsMI

Muskegon Heights, MI is a 11K-resident city in Muskegon County with a median household income of $35,239.

Muskegon County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Muskegon Heights, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Muskegon Heights has a population larger than 5% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $68,000.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 6%
By size
$35,239
Median income (place)
$68,000
Median home (place)
34.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Muskegon Heights

Muskegon Heights posts a median household income higher than 1% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 2%
by median income, US cities

Where Muskegon Heights income ranks nationally

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

$35,239 Bottom 1% higher than 1% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Muskegon Heights $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 Heights, MI beyond the headline numbers

Muskegon Heights sits inside Muskegon County, Michigan, at roughly 43.20°N, -86.24°W. Population 10,796, $35,239 median household income. Median home value $68,000, median rent $889. Poverty rate 34.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

34.1% of Muskegon Heights, 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.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Muskegon Heights runs about 1.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 3% of Muskegon Heights 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, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 6.9% in Muskegon Heights, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Muskegon Heights workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Muskegon Heights's median age is 32.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Muskegon Heights 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)
10,796
Muskegon Heights · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$35,239
-61% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$68,000
-84% vs avg
Median Age (place)
32.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Muskegon County): Muskegon Heights'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 Heights, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$889/mo
Poverty Rate
34.1% +175% vs avg
Unemployment 14.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 8.6%
Work From Home 3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 18.9%
African American 71.8%
Asian 0.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
58.8%
Short Sleep Duration
50.1%
High Blood Pressure
49.1%
Physical Inactivity
44.9%
Current Smoking
27.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
23.7%
Diabetes
22.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
20.5%
Current Asthma
15.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 44.7%
Annual Checkup 81.9%

Other Measures

Binge Drinking
11.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
9.3%
Stroke
6.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Muskegon Heights?

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

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Muskegon Heights: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Muskegon Heights, MI? ▼
Muskegon Heights, MI has a population of 10,796 people, located in Muskegon County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Muskegon Heights? ▼
The median household income in Muskegon Heights, MI is $35,239 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 34.1%.
What is the median home value in Muskegon Heights? ▼
The median home value in Muskegon Heights, MI is $68,000. Median rent is $889/month.
What are the top health concerns in Muskegon Heights? ▼
The top health indicators in Muskegon Heights include Obesity (58.8%), Short Sleep Duration (50.1%), High Blood Pressure (49.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Muskegon Heights? ▼
The median age in Muskegon Heights, MI is 32.7 years. 8.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (34.1% here).

Meridian, MS 34.3% Clarkston, GA 34.4% Monroe, GA 33.8% Natchez, MS 33.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($35,239 here).

Eunice, LA $35,436 Greenwood, MS $35,473 West Lafayette, IN $34,891 Forrest City, AR $35,689

Compare Muskegon Heights with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Muskegon, MI 38K 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 Heights's profile

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

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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.