North Muskegon, Michigan

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North Muskegon is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,031 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²). 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it (56.48%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,031 people, 1,610 households, and 1,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 874.4/km² (2,259.2/mi²). There were 1,685 housing units at an average density of 365.5/km² (944.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.22% White, 1.02% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 1,610 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,063, and the median income for a family was $63,819. Males had a median income of $47,681 versus $31,695 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,140. About 1.9% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.