Median household income (1999): $49,380
Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,451
| This zip code | $54,451 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 49440, 49441, 49442, 49444, 49457, 49461.
Housing units in zip code 49445 with a mortgage: 3,564 (291 second mortgage, 569 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,668
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $890
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $252
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 222
- 1995 to 1998: 581
- 1990 to 1994: 594
- 1980 to 1989: 772
- 1970 to 1979: 1,248
- 1960 to 1969: 1,160
- 1950 to 1959: 1,423
- 1940 to 1949: 722
- 1939 or earlier: 977
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in North Muskegon, MI (49445): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 97
- 2 bedrooms: 1,121
- 3 bedrooms: 3,729
- 4 bedrooms: 1,339
- 5 or more bedrooms: 187
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 24
- 1 bedrooms: 152
- 2 bedrooms: 373
- 3 bedrooms: 232
- 4 bedrooms: 41
- 5 or more bedrooms: 28
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Vehicles available in 49445 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 124
- 1 vehicle: 1,413
- 2 vehicles: 3,178
- 3 vehicles: 1,239
- 4 vehicles: 393
- 5 or more vehicles: 131
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 93
- 1 vehicle: 423
- 2 vehicles: 279
- 3 vehicles: 55
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 49445:
- Less than $10,000: 7
- $10,000 to $14,999: 4
- $15,000 to $19,999: 35
- $20,000 to $24,999: 10
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $30,000 to $34,999: 16
- $35,000 to $39,999: 45
- $40,000 to $49,999: 134
- $50,000 to $59,999: 227
- $60,000 to $69,999: 240
- $70,000 to $79,999: 446
- $80,000 to $89,999: 711
- $90,000 to $99,999: 655
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1012
- $125,000 to $149,999: 624
- $150,000 to $174,999: 362
- $175,000 to $199,999: 169
- $200,000 to $249,999: 188
- $250,000 to $299,999: 146
- $300,000 to $399,999: 65
- $400,000 to $499,999: 78
- $500,000 to $749,999: 26
- $750,000 to $999,999: 12
- $1,000,000 or more: 13
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49445:
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 21
- $250 to $299: 25
- $300 to $349: 34
- $350 to $399: 50
- $400 to $449: 116
- $450 to $499: 199
- $500 to $549: 97
- $550 to $599: 63
- $600 to $649: 55
- $650 to $699: 35
- $700 to $749: 16
- $800 to $899: 7
- No cash rent: 88
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $136,527
- Black or African American householders: $93,056
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $90,796
- Asian householders: $465,284
- Some other race householders: $166,172
- Two or more races householders: $141,845
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $143,041
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,722
- One, attached: 87
- Two: 77
- 3 or 4: 55
- 5 to 9: 91
- 10 to 19: 134
- 20 to 49: 60
- Mobile homes: 473

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,726 (89%)
- Carpooled: 642 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 127 (1%)
- Other means: 41 (0%)
- Worked at home: 247 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 340
- 5 to 9 minutes: 915
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1727
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2229
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1904
- 25 to 29 minutes: 710
- 30 to 34 minutes: 634
- 35 to 39 minutes: 154
- 40 to 44 minutes: 134
- 45 to 59 minutes: 397
- 60 to 89 minutes: 303
- 90 or more minutes: 101
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,609
- In family households: 17,574 (4,645 male householders, 1,004 female householders)
4,905 spouses, 6,284 children (5,689 natural, 199 adopted, 396 stepchildren), 252 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 80 other relatives, 291 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,035 (764 male householders (607 living alone)), 932 female householders (805 living alone)), 339 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 165 (56 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,322 2-persons, 1,264 3-persons, 1,275 4-persons, 551 5-persons, 181 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,412 1-person, 249 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
4,119 married couples with children.
970 single-parent households (285 men, 685 women).
96.2% of residents of 49445 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 10% well, 12% not well, 4% not at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 6% well, 5% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 318 (1.6%)
(48.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (24%)
- Canada (19%)
- Other Northern Europe (8%)
- Korea (8%)
- Germany (7%)
- Poland (6%)
- Indonesia (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 67
- 1990 to 1994: 45
- 1985 to 1989: 24
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 23
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 28
- 1965 to 1969: 118
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3099
- Dutch: 1846
- Other groups: 1488
- Irish: 1385
- United States or American: 1301
- English: 1276
- Polish: 1096
- Swedish: 931
- French (except Basque): 600
- Italian: 600
- Norwegian: 529
- French Canadian: 266
- Scottish: 266
- European: 203
- Scotch-Irish: 143
- Greek: 112
- Danish: 95
- Czech: 91
- Finnish: 86
- Hungarian: 86
- Czechoslovakian: 79
- Swiss: 56
- Welsh: 49
- Belgian: 48
- Lithuanian: 44
- Slovak: 43
- Austrian: 43
- Russian: 36
- Ukrainian: 36
- Canadian: 35
- British: 34
- Scandinavian: 29
- Subsaharan African:: 28
- Pennsylvania German: 22
- Latvian: 21
- Northern European: 21
- African: 20
- Arab:: 14
- Lebanese: 14
- Slovene: 14
- Croatian: 12
- Celtic: 12
- South African: 8
- Yugoslavian: 8
- Australian: 7
- Armenian: 6
- Romanian: 5
- Slavic: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 49445 not listed on the city page:- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 1807 W. GILES ROAD, MUSKEGON, MI; Grades: PK - 04)
- MCMILLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 2885 HYDE PARK ROAD, MUSKEGON, MI; Grades: PK - 04)
- PENNSYLVANIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 2500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, MUSKEGON, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BAYER CROPSCIENCE USA (1740 WHITEHALL ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1992-0023, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1992-0116, ICIS-05-2003-0013,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
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))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PESTICIDES AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: PESTICIDE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: BAYER CROP SCIENCE LP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AGREVO USA CO, AGREVO USA COMPAMY, ARGEVO USA COMPAMY, AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE, AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE USA LP, BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP, NOR AM CHEMICAL CO
- DUELL AND GARDNER LANDFILL (1285 EAST BARD ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1990-0318, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1994-0177,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Alternative names: DUELL & GARDNER LF
- BAKER SCHOOL (232 E. BARD ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06770
Organizations: REETHS-PUFFER SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DUCK CREEK LEARNING CENTER (4600 N. GIBSON ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-05604
Organizations: REETHS-PUFFER SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BESTFOODS (AEROJET) (500 AGARD RD in NORTH MUSKEGON, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1999-0771, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
- MI DEPT/NATURAL RESOURCES (3560 MEMORIAL DR. in NORTH MUSKEGON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MI DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MI DEPT/NATURAL RESOURCE-MUSKEGON ST PRK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STATE OF MICHIGAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MDEQ-ERD-OTT STORY CORDOVA SF (4112 GRANGER ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI). Federal Facility. UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN AGENCY AFFILIATION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: MDEQ-ERD-OTT/STORY/CORDOVA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MEGERIC INC (409 CENTER ST in MUSKEGON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE OIL CHANGE AND LUBRICATION SHOPS.
Organizations: MICHAEL M SMITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EARTH TECH (1810 RUDDIMAN in NORTH MUSKEGON, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DAVE ROWE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EDWARD L. JENSEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AARROW AUTO BODY INC (1920 WHITEHALL RD in MUSKEGON, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WHITE HUGH T (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- AUTOZONE INC (1740 HOLTON ROAD in MUSKEGON, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MEIJER GAS STATION (1800 HOLTON RD in NORTH MUSKEGON, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MEIJER INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MEIJER GAS STATION 71
- FLUFF-N-FOLD (1575 HOLTON RD in MUSKEGON, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MERRITT ARCHER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (83%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16467
- Northeast: 411
- Midwest: 1180
- South: 878
- West: 426
63% of the 49445 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 18,797. Population change in the 1990s: +1,014 (+5.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 118
| Here: | 4.5% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61
| Here: | 4.8% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 111
| Here: | 14.5% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 8)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (50-99: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 8)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Roofing Contractors (50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 85 people in other group homes
- 54 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in homes for the mentally ill
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