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People QuickFacts |
Muskegon County |
Michigan |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
175,231 | 10,095,643 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.0% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
170,200 | 9,938,444 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.5% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.3% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.6% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.4% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
82.9% | 81.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
13.9% | 14.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.8% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.9% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
4.1% | 3.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
79.1% | 77.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.6% | 57.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.4% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.1% | 83.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.9% | 21.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
34,257 | 1,711,231 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.8 | 24.1 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
73,109 | 4,513,726 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.7% | 73.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
14.7% | 18.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$85,900 | $115,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
63,330 | 3,785,661 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.59 | 2.56 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$38,626 | $44,409 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,967 | $22,168 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
15.5% | 12.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Muskegon County |
Michigan |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
3,632 | 237,5231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
54,193 | 3,796,8761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-5.7% | -6.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
9,195 | 638,505 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
11,124 | 735,531 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.4% | 6.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.9% | 29.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,852,258 | 221,433,262 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
922,018 | 165,958,945 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,536,294 | 109,350,139 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,920 | $10,889 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
177,047 | 12,248,269 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
480 | 29,1911 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
924,198 | 60,488,5001 |
