Housing units in zip code 49444 with a mortgage: 3,889 (228 second mortgage, 748 home equity loan, 316 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,311
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,023
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $378
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
31.8%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 49444: Lakeshore Market Place (A), Great Lakes Downs Thoroughbred Race Course (B), Westshore Plaza (C), Westwind Golf Course (D), Fruitport Country Club (E), Fruitport Township Fire Department (F), Norton Shores Fire Department Station 2 (G), Muskegon Heights City Hall (H), Muskegon Heights Fire Department (I), Muskegon Heights Library (J), Muskegon Heights Police Department (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 49444 include: Sacred Heart Church (A), Jesus' Fellowship Church (B), Grace Temple Apostolic Faith Church (C), Wood Street Seventh Day Church (D), Church of Christ (E), Covenant Community Church (F), Temple United Methodist Church (G), Mount Herman Zion Baptist Church (H), New Life Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 49444 include: Hidden Cove Park (1), West Heights Park (2), Rowan City Park (3), Harris Nature Park (4), Johnny O Haris Park (5), Mona Lake Park (6), Pine Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 486
2000 to 2004: 947
1990 to 1999: 696
1980 to 1989: 1,168
1970 to 1979: 1,163
1960 to 1969: 1,170
1950 to 1959: 2,337
1940 to 1949: 1,483
1939 or earlier: 2,488
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 49444:
Less than $10,000: 1,452
$10,000 to $14,999: 259
$15,000 to $19,999: 455
$20,000 to $24,999: 658
$25,000 to $29,999: 220
$30,000 to $34,999: 1,313
$35,000 to $39,999: 842
$40,000 to $49,999: 553
$50,000 to $59,999: 1,374
$60,000 to $69,999: 785
$70,000 to $79,999: 513
$80,000 to $89,999: 416
$90,000 to $99,999: 569
$100,000 to $124,999: 1,026
$125,000 to $149,999: 762
$150,000 to $174,999: 606
$175,000 to $199,999: 392
$200,000 to $249,999: 230
$250,000 to $299,999: 119
$300,000 to $399,999: 207
$400,000 to $499,999: 238
$500,000 to $749,999: 322
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 291
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 49444:
Less than $100: 3,053
$100 to $149: 1,769
$150 to $199: 3,693
$200 to $249: 510
$250 to $299: 817
$300 to $349: 997
$350 to $399: 620
$400 to $449: 1,191
$450 to $499: 1,558
$500 to $549: 2,240
$550 to $599: 643
$600 to $649: 620
$650 to $699: 519
$700 to $749: 662
$750 to $799: 369
$800 to $899: 336
$900 to $999: 188
$1,000 to $1,249: 94
$1,500 to $1,999: 238
No cash rent: 339
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $179,377.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,605
Black or African American householders: $65,445
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $101,884
Asian householders: $92,881
Some other race householders: $75,591
Two or more races householders: $72,590
Hispanic or Latino householders: $104,170
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $92,596
49444:
$92,596
Michigan:
$136,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,275 - $128,643
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $111,442
Here:
$111,442
State:
$174,305
Townhouses or other attached units: $1,563,184
Here:
$1,563,184
State:
$147,714
In 2-unit structures: $105,759
Here:
$105,759
State:
$112,679
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,837,970
Here:
$2,837,970
State:
$105,774
Mobile homes: $9,229
Here:
$9,229
State:
$67,926
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,215
One, attached: 911
Two: 1,802
3 or 4: 917
5 to 9: 2,127
10 to 19: 758
20 to 49: 137
50 or more: 898
Mobile homes: 1,641
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 6,663 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,311 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 803 (10%)
Taxi: 106 (1%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 1,094 (13%)
Walked: 219 (3%)
Other means: 625 (7%)
Worked at home: 430 (5%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 672
5 to 9 minutes: 1,554
10 to 14 minutes: 1,989
15 to 19 minutes: 1,836
20 to 24 minutes: 972
25 to 29 minutes: 509
30 to 34 minutes: 580
35 to 39 minutes: 398
40 to 44 minutes: 360
45 to 59 minutes: 462
60 to 89 minutes: 276
90 or more minutes: 260
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 21,442
In family households: 18,835 (3,182 male householders, 2,480 female householders)
3,182 spouses, 7,973 children (7,548 natural, 104 adopted, 321 stepchildren), 830 grandchildren, 203 brothers or sisters, 176 parents, 315 other relatives, 494 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,607 (1,112 male householders (915 living alone)), 1,193 female householders (1,101 living alone)), 302 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 161 (85 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,961 2-persons, 1,766 3-persons, 1,147 4-persons, 541 5-persons, 424 6-persons, 399 7-or-more-persons
3,069 married couples with children.
3,671 single-parent households (479 men, 3,192 women).
95.7% of residents of 49444 zip code speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 10% well, 37% not well, 15% not at all).
33.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 23% well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 15% well, 25% not well).
5.1% of residents speak other language at home (47% very well, 44% well, 9% not well).
Foreign born population: 559 (2.1%) (34.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (25%)
Mexico (14%)
El Salvador (11%)
Germany (10%)
Micronesia (7%)
France (4%)
Vietnam (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 202
1990 to 1999: 126
1980 to 1989: 126
Before 1980: 187
Races in zip code 49444:
White population: 14,664 Black population: 16,903 American Indian population: 460 Asian population: 859 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 335 Some other race population: 541 Two or more races population: 1,101 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,080
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 49444 not listed on the city page:
SHETTLER SCHOOL (Students: 455; Location: 2187 E. SHETTLER ROAD, MUSKEGON, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
TRI-VALLEY ACADEMY (Students: 316; Location: 2140 VALLEY STREET, MUSKEGON, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
PHILLIPS SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 1442 E. BROADWAY AVENUE, MUSKEGON, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DYNAMIC FINISHING (476 WEST SHERMAN BLVD in MUSKEGON, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING Organizations: DYNAMIC FINISHING LLC (ALLAN HAYES) (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, H H S GROUP LLC (PROPERTY OWNER) (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
ALMOND PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (6435 SCHAMBER DR. in MUSKEGON, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1999-0253, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Alternative names: ALMOND CORP
AMSTORE CORP (1221 E. KEATING in MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WOOD OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, PARTITIONS, SHELVING, AND LOCKERS
ALMOND PRODUCTS INC (1239 E BROADWAY in MUSKEGON, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES Business NAICS classification: METAL COATING, ENGRAVING (EXCEPT JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE), AND ALLIED SERVICES TO MANUFACTURERS.; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Organizations: ALMOND KENNETH (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ALMOND CORPORATION
ASPHALT PAVING INCORPORATED (1000 E SHERMAN in MUSKEGON, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1987-0178, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2741 HEIGHTS-RAVENNA ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00232 Organizations: FRUITPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH SCHOOL (160 E. BARNEY AVENUE in MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00640 Organizations: MUSKEGON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ELLEN G. LOFTIS SCHOOL (2301 SIXTH STREET in MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00987 Organizations: MUSKEGON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3001 JEFFERSON STREET in MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01419 Organizations: MUSKEGON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3028 HOWDEN STREET in MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01074 Organizations: MUSKEGON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FRONTIER OF AMERICA (2225 TEMPLE in MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MILLS WILLIAM T (CONTACT/OWNER)
AERO AUTOMOTIVE (3698 AIRLINE ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: DOREEN M GAINES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
DEVILIEG BULLARDS CO (480 W BROADWAY in MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL BAKERIES. Organizations: DEVLIEG LYONS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 49444:
Comfort Inn - Muskegon, 1675 E Sherman, Muskegon, MI 49444 , Phone: (231) 739-9092, Fax: (231) 739-2264
Cornerhouse Motor Inn, 3350 Glade St, Muskegon, MI 49444 , Phone: (231) 733-1056, Fax: (231) 733-4107
Days Inn, 3450 Hoyt St, Muskegon Heights, MI 49444 , Phone: (616) 733-2601, Fax: (616) 733-2601
Super 8, 3380 Hoyt St, Muskegon, MI 49444 , Phone: (231) 733-0088
Amerihost Inn Muskegon, 4677 Harvey Rd, Muskegon, MI 49444 , Phone: (231) 798-0220, Fax: (231) 798-0221
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Wood (8%)
Electricity (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 29,295. Population change in the 1990s: -7,832 (-26.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,865
Northeast: 186
Midwest: 1,236
South: 2,591
West: 335
62% of the 49444 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 363
Here:
9.9%
Michigan:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 467
Here:
20.9%
Michigan:
8.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 520
Here:
27.8%
Michigan:
16.2%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (MUSKEGON, MI):
T Q MACHINING, INC (450 WEST HACKLEY AVENUE; small business) 50 employees, $0 revenue. : $19,355,537 in 21 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $8,157,166; 2001: $435,623; 2002: $3,476,000; 2003: $809,628; 2004: $2,187,108; 2005: $4,290,012; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$3,862,371 with Defense Logistics Agency for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2000-11-07. Completion date: 2003-11-03.
$3,809,452, same as above.Signed on 2000-04-12. Completion date: 2002-03-03.
$3,476,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-05. Completion date: 2002-09-20.
$1,943,168, same as above.Signed on 2005-12-12. Completion date: 2007-01-25.
AVIO-TECH LIMITED (423 WEST NORTON AVE, # 103; small business) : $259,457 in 6 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, Rigid Wall Shelters, Prefabricated and Portable Buildings by Army, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $37,541; 2005: $221,916; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$137,764 with Army for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2005-12-19.
$43,875 with Defense Logistics Agency for Rigid Wall Shelters. Signed on 2005-07-09. Completion date: 2005-10-07.
$34,657 with Defense Logistics Agency for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2004-11-25. Completion date: 2005-02-25.
$20,794, same as above.Signed on 2005-01-11. Completion date: 2005-04-12.
WEST MICHIGAN SPRING & WIRE FO (2724 9TH ST; small business)
$121,894 with Defense Logistics Agency for Vehicular Furniture and Accessories. Signed on 2004-02-27. Completion date: 2004-06-26.
AMERIFORM INC (1790 SUN DOLPHIN RD; small business) : $23,806 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$15,213 with Army for Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories. Signed on 2005-07-15. Completion date: 2005-08-17.
$8,593 with Army for Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories. Taking place in AR. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-06-15.
TRACE ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES (2241 BLACK CREEK RD; small business)
$7,231 with Army for Laboratory Testing Services. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2006-04-04. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL METAL PROD (2517 6TH ST; small business)
$2,880 with Defense Logistics Agency for Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain. Signed on 2005-10-26. Completion date: 2005-11-27.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL IN (150 S SEAWAY DR; small business) : $0 in 2 contractsin 2001
$13,157 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2001-11-05. Completion date: 2002-04-29.
$-13,157, same as above.Signed on 2001-11-13. Completion date: 2002-04-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)