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Ionia County

Michigan · 66,557 residents (2025 est.) · 571 sq mi
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Ionia County is a county of 66,574 people in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. Few US counties rank higher on income. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $198,500, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
66,574
+8%since 2000
from 61,518 in 2000
66,557 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
117 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 111 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
+19%since 2000
from 32.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
571 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
56K59K62K65K68K19902000201020202024Ionia County
202467K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(3,353)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(3,638)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(4,336)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(4,299)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(4,237)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(9,811)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(9,135)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(8,375)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(8,868)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(6,639)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(2,829)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(1,054)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,611
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,074 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,289
+91%since 2000
from $17,451 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.6%
+26.4 ptssince 2009
from 24.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.416
+4%since 2010
from 0.398 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade20.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$198,500
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$884
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $468 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.3%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 80.0% in 2000
22.7% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.71 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.8%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 28.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.3%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.6
−1%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.6%(55,749)
Black4.5%(2,759)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,711)
Asian0.3%(194)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic85.3%(56,781)
Black3.3%(2,212)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(3,539)
Asian0.5%(304)
Other5.6%(3,738)
Diversity Score
33
+33%since 2009
from 25 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
23
−29%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.1%(2,715)
Puerto Rican0.3%(228)
Guatemalan0.3%(187)
Salvadoran0.1%(54)
Spaniard0.1%(42)
Cuban0.1%(38)
Dominican0%(33)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(155)
Asian Indian0.1%(69)
Filipino0.1%(42)
Pakistani0%(11)
Laotian0%(5)
Korean0%(1)
Thai0%(1)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(11)
Ancestry
German25%(16,665)
English13.8%(9,218)
Irish11.1%(7,385)
Dutch6.7%(4,470)
American5.4%(3,569)
Polish3.1%(2,041)
Italian2.7%(1,791)
French2.7%(1,768)
Scottish2.1%(1,412)
Swedish1.2%(766)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(384)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.5%(364)
Hungarian0.5%(330)
Belgian0.4%(271)
Swiss0.4%(263)
Arab0.3%(230)
Norwegian0.3%(220)
Finnish0.3%(210)
Canadian0.3%(188)
Welsh0.3%(187)
Lebanese0.3%(182)
Czech0.3%(180)
British0.3%(178)
Russian0.3%(178)
Lithuanian0.1%(96)
Romanian0.1%(83)
Latvian0.1%(62)
Ukrainian0.1%(45)
Slovak0.1%(34)
Austrian0%(31)
Armenian0%(30)
Syrian0%(26)
Nigerian0%(20)
Slovene0%(14)
Egyptian0%(13)
Haitian0%(11)
Jamaican0%(10)
Greek0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.5%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.0%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 3.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.1 min
+39%since 2000
from 19.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.9%
−7.8 ptssince 2011
from 11.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 60.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 73.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.0%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
53.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 53.3% in 2009
Female
46.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
Foreign born
1.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2012
from 15.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.2%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.6%
+13.6 ptssince 2017
from 74.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 91.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
97.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 96.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 2.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.6%(11,875)
Married46.7%(14,004)
Widowed2.4%(716)
Divorced11.3%(3,372)
Women 15+
Never married26.4%(6,668)
Married52.1%(13,181)
Widowed7.6%(1,910)
Divorced13.9%(3,521)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.2%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 66.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 19.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 74.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 35.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)23.5%(801)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(524)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(1,185)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(128)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(14)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,406 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Ionia County, Michigan?

Ionia County, Michigan has about 66,574 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Ionia County, Michigan?

The typical household in Ionia County, Michigan earns about $75,611 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Ionia County, Michigan expensive?

In Ionia County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $198,500, and the typical rent is about $884 a month.

How educated are people in Ionia County, Michigan?

About 18.5% of adults age 25 and over in Ionia County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Ionia County, Michigan?

About 10.6% of people in Ionia County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Ionia County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Ionia County, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 9,550 residents, a change of about 17 percent over that period.

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