Norton Shores, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 23,314 (Urban population: 21,474, Rural population: 1,840 (23 farm, 1,818 nonfarm))

Norton Shores, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,675 (8,994 occupied: 8,049 owner occupied, 945 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	26%

Housing density: 416 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $134,913.

Median contract rent in 2007: $608 (lower quartile is $471, upper quartile is $704)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $735

Median gross rent in Norton Shores, MI in 2007: $699

Housing units in Norton Shores with a mortgage: 4,204 (390 second mortgage, 673 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,234

Norton Shores,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,874 (it was $98,400 in 2000)

Norton Shores:	$136,874
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,085 - $214,349

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,321

In family households: 19,328 (5,153 male householders, 1,245 female householders)
5,287 spouses, 6,660 children (6,025 natural, 214 adopted, 421 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 99 parents, 216 other relatives, 350 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,993 (1,081 male householders (887 living alone)), 1,517 female householders (1,347 living alone)), 395 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 203 (68 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,068 2-persons, 1,307 3-persons, 1,209 4-persons, 562 5-persons, 178 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,234 1-person, 324 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

4,327 married couples with children.
963 single-parent households (266 men, 697 women).

95.0% of residents of Norton Shores speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (26% speak English very well, 58% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 579 (2.6%)
(72.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norton Shores, Michigan:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 162 4 rooms: 1,045 5 rooms: 1,617 6 rooms: 1,665 7 rooms: 1,368 8 rooms: 981 9 or more rooms: 1,132

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norton Shores, Michigan:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 68 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 339 5 rooms: 229 6 rooms: 142 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 32 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 417
1995 to 1998: 608
1990 to 1994: 569
1980 to 1989: 1,099
1970 to 1979: 1,665
1960 to 1969: 1,610
1950 to 1959: 1,807
1940 to 1949: 1,097
1939 or earlier: 803

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norton Shores:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 231 2 bedrooms: 2,067 3 bedrooms: 3,983 4 bedrooms: 1,485 5 or more bedrooms: 259

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norton Shores:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 191 2 bedrooms: 486 3 bedrooms: 199 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Norton Shores in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 204 1 vehicle: 2,469 2 vehicles: 3,606 3 vehicles: 1,281 4 vehicles: 386 5 or more vehicles: 103

Cars and other vehicles available in Norton Shores in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 87 1 vehicle: 463 2 vehicles: 322 3 vehicles: 56 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Norton Shores, MI:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 27
$30,000 to $34,999: 93
$35,000 to $39,999: 94
$40,000 to $49,999: 220
$50,000 to $59,999: 239
$60,000 to $69,999: 355
$70,000 to $79,999: 580
$80,000 to $89,999: 658
$90,000 to $99,999: 658
$100,000 to $124,999: 1054
$125,000 to $149,999: 749
$150,000 to $174,999: 461
$175,000 to $199,999: 271
$200,000 to $249,999: 357
$250,000 to $299,999: 257
$300,000 to $399,999: 188
$400,000 to $499,999: 80
$500,000 to $749,999: 36
$750,000 to $999,999: 17
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Norton Shores rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Norton Shores:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 55
$400 to $449: 71
$450 to $499: 62
$500 to $549: 72
$550 to $599: 116
$600 to $649: 132
$650 to $699: 80
$700 to $749: 93
$750 to $799: 44
$800 to $899: 94
$900 to $999: 36
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 44

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 54 1990 to 1994: 153 1985 to 1989: 58 1980 to 1984: 43 1975 to 1979: 49 1970 to 1974: 46 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 160

Norton Shores, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.8%
Number of people working at home: 344 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 393
5 to 9 minutes: 1552
10 to 14 minutes: 2464
15 to 19 minutes: 2479
20 to 24 minutes: 1361
25 to 29 minutes: 253
30 to 34 minutes: 590
35 to 39 minutes: 179
40 to 44 minutes: 155
45 to 59 minutes: 488
60 to 89 minutes: 112
90 or more minutes: 107

Norton Shores mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,122 (87%)
Carpooled: 868 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 60 (1%)
Other means: 50 (0%)
Worked at home: 344 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 375
$10,000 to $14,999: 537
$15,000 to $19,999: 537
$20,000 to $24,999: 649
$25,000 to $29,999: 589
$30,000 to $34,999: 728
$35,000 to $39,999: 561
$40,000 to $44,999: 471
$45,000 to $49,999: 538
$50,000 to $59,999: 1085
$60,000 to $74,999: 1032
$75,000 to $99,999: 900
$100,000 to $124,999: 432
$125,000 to $149,999: 163
$150,000 to $199,999: 220
$200,000 or more: 179

First ancestries reported:

German: 3430

Dutch: 2392

Irish: 1632

English: 1427

Other groups: 1414

Polish: 1371

Swedish: 1121

French (except Basque): 984

United States or American: 869

Italian: 666

Norwegian: 395

French Canadian: 257

Scotch-Irish: 231

Scottish: 231

Hungarian: 191

Finnish: 170

Danish: 152

Slovak: 149

Greek: 144

Ukrainian: 111

European: 97

Russian: 82

Czech: 80

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 76

Czechoslovakian: 63

Welsh: 63

Northern European: 53

British: 53

Canadian: 52

Swiss: 51

Austrian: 48

Belgian: 41

Subsaharan African:: 39

African: 39

Lithuanian: 35

Scandinavian: 23

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

West Indian: 16

Slavic: 14

Arab:: 14

Lebanese: 14

Croatian: 14

Serbian: 11

Portuguese: 9

Slovene: 8

Turkish: 6

Romanian: 5

Maltese: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Iraq (16%)
Mexico (15%)
Canada (13%)
Korea (10%)
Poland (9%)
India (7%)
Germany (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 18389
Northeast: 446
Midwest: 1688
South: 895
West: 433

61% of Norton Shores residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 94
9th grade: 157
10th grade: 178
11th grade: 181
12th grade, no diploma: 140
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,957
Less than 1 year of college: 634
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,143
Associate degree: 706
Bachelor's degree: 1,239
Master's degree: 441
Professional school degree: 322
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 52
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 202
9th grade: 141
10th grade: 282
11th grade: 143
12th grade, no diploma: 175
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,677
Less than 1 year of college: 619
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,268
Associate degree: 837
Bachelor's degree: 1,247
Master's degree: 357
Professional school degree: 72
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,741
Black householders: $33,909
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,509
Asian householders: $110,486
Some other race householders: $48,953
Two or more races householders: $14,122
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,408

Norton Shores household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Norton Shores household income for Black householders

Norton Shores household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Norton Shores household income for Asian householders

Norton Shores household income for Some other race householders

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Norton Shores marital status for males

Norton Shores marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $148,419
Black or African American householders: $208,649
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $62,594
Asian householders: $196,269
Some other race householders: $103,211
Two or more races householders: $99,595
Hispanic or Latino householders: $73,305

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,484
One, attached: 294
Two: 107
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 113
10 to 19: 340
20 to 49: 51
50 or more: 42
Mobile homes: 1,192

Median worth of mobile homes: $7,814

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Norton Shores:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 243

Here:	9.3%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 169

Here:	10.9%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 293

Here:	31.3%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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