Jenison is home to 17,582 people in Michigan. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%. Median rent is $2,306 a month. There are 3,003 people per square mile. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.7% of people here.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,593, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jenison
What changed most since 1990
White share97.8% → 93.8%(−4.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants94.4% → 87.9%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$102,305 → $89,593(−12%)US over the same years: +14%
Jenison's population equals 5.8% of Ottawa County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.3%(120)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(272)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.3%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 695 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jenison, decade by decade
Jenison population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,882
$102,305
$192,006
20.7%
5.3
2000
17,211
$102,789
$225,339
23.5%
9.9
2010
16,538
$77,994
$205,859
25.3%
13.3
2020
16,640
$86,927
$220,955
25.9%
24.0
2024
17,582
$89,593
$281,600
35.1%
14.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
