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Allegan County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Allegan County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Allegan County, MI is a largely owner-occupied, mid-sized county of 122,429 residents with a homeownership rate of 87.4% and median home values of $247,000, signaling relatively affordable housing alongside a low unemployment rate of 3.0%. The workforce of roughly 62% labor force participation skews toward trades and production rather than higher education, with only 26.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 92.1% have at least a high school diploma and median worker earnings run $44,009. The county posted 4.9% population growth over five years, with a median household income of $83,283 and a poverty rate of 9.3%, pointing to a stable, working-to-middle-class economic base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

122,429

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$83,283

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

Allegan County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone105,919 (87.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,134 (5.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,292 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,223 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,483 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone838 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,701
  2. 2.Other Indo-European528
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic417
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island399
  5. 5.Arabic211

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,920

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,902

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,565

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)14,496
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,244
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,989
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,754
  5. 5.Construction (Group)4,668

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,507
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,348
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations11,142
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,432
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,625

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.49×)14,253
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.45×)1,331
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)3,400
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.14×)4,520
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.01×)1,338

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$247,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,065/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9998,024 (20.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,471 (13.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,793 (12.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,846 (9.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,881 (7.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,646 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,009

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone45,191 (78.9%)
  • Worked At Home5,436 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled4,614 (8.1%)
  • Walked1,106 (1.9%)
  • Other488 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit187 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.