Muskegon County, Michigan

Muskegon County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Muskegon.

Geography

The County is located in the west of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, adjacent to Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of ​​3780 square kilometers, of which 2461 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Oceana County, Newaygo County, Kent County and Ottawa County.

History

Muskegon County was formed in 1859 from parts of Oceana County. It was named for the Muskegon River.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Muskegon County 170,200 people in 63 330 households and 44 267 families. The population density was 129 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 81.25 percent White, 14.20 percent Black or African American, 0.82 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.28 percent from other races groups; 2.01 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.53 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 63 330 households out of which 34.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.6 percent were married couples living together, 13.9 percent were single mothers and 30.1 percent were non-families. 25.2 percent of all households and 10.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10 persons.

27.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.7 percent 18 to 24 years 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the 38 008 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family $ 45,710. Males had a median income of $ 35,952, women $ 25,430. The per capita income was $ 17,967. 8.8 percent of families and 11.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.