Muskegon Heights is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,985 at the 2020 census. In 1938 a five-page "Chronological History of the City of Muskegon Heights was published by the city.
In 2023, Bonnie McGlothin was elected mayor succeeding Walter Watt.
Geography
The city is in southwestern Muskegon County, bordered to the north by Muskegon and to the south by the city of Norton Shores, with a small area of unincorporated Muskegon Township on the east side. The city of Roosevelt Park is a very short distance to the west. U.S. Route 31 runs along the western border of the city as Seaway Drive. The highway leads north into downtown Muskegon and south to Holland. Grand Rapids is to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Muskegon Heights has a total area of , all land.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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|+Muskegon Heights, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,982
|1,564
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,571
|16.45%
|14.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.84%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|9,315
|8,434
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,238
|77.31%
|77.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72.99%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|47
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.39%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|29
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|0.24%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.02%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|14
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|0.12%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|236
|354
|style='background: #ffffe6; |548
|1.96%
|3.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.53%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|424
|451
|style='background: #ffffe6; |464
|3.52%
|4.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.68%
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|Total
|12,049
|10,856
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,917
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Muskegon Heights had a population of 9,917. The median age was 34.5 years. 29.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 3,842 households in Muskegon Heights, of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 18.5% were married-couple households, 25.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 47.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 10,856 people, 3,996 households, and 2,682 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,842 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 16.0% White, 78.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 4.2% of the population.
There were 3,996 households, of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 20.2% were married couples living together, 40.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.23.
The median age in the city was 30.3 years. 32.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census