Living in West Ottawa Public School District, Michigan

Overview

A total of 19,159 households are located in West Ottawa Public School District area. Among them, 7,175 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children in the region is 16,066 and 13,417 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (3,259) of residents are non-citizens and 22% (11,413) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of West Ottawa Public School District, Michigan
Household	19,159
Population	52,282
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,175 (37%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	16,066
Total Students	13,417
Pre-Kindergarten	1,098
Kindergarten	683
Grade 1-8	5,799
Grade 9-12	3,395
College/Graduate School	2,442
Veterans	38,975
Non-citizen	3,259
Non-English Home Language	11,413
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

40,595 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,704 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,704 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 27,563 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for West Ottawa Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,200	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,532	82.84%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,247	11.94%
Public transportation	217	0.80%
Walked	261	0.96%
Other method	194	0.71%
Worked from home	749	2.75%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,563	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,884	32.23%
Service	3,841	13.94%
Sales and office	4,726	17.15%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,363	8.57%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,749	28.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,563	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	562	2.04%
Construction	1,187	4.31%
Manufacturing	9,772	35.45%
Wholesale trade	614	2.23%
Retail trade	2,528	9.17%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	938	3.40%
Information	255	0.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	926	3.36%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,375	8.62%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,957	17.98%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,884	6.84%
Other services, except public administration	1,053	3.82%
Public administration	512	1.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,563	-
Private wage and salary workers	24,648	89.42%
Government workers	1,914	6.94%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	992	3.60%
Unpaid family workers	9	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $86,826 for the 19,159 households in West Ottawa Public School District area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $32,989. 49,816 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,159	-
Less than $10,000	730	3.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	291	1.52%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,574	8.22%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,330	6.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,228	11.63%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,396	22.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,958	15.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,272	17.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,250	6.52%
More than $200,000	1,130	5.90%
Median Household Income	$68,523	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$86,826	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,442	-
Less than $10,000	479	3.32%
$10,000 - $14,999	89	0.62%
$15,000 - $24,999	737	5.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	723	5.01%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,500	10.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,338	23.11%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,517	17.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,882	19.96%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,199	8.30%
More than $200,000	978	6.77%

Median Family Income	$78,383	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$96,667	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,989	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,991	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,991	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	52,544	-
With health insurance coverage	49,816	94.81%
Public coverage	15,806	30.08%
Private health insurance	40,818	77.68%
Without health insurance coverage	2,728	5.19%

Housing

There are 20,592 housing units in West Ottawa Public School District area, Michigan with 19,159 units (93.04%) occupied. 14,639 houses (76.41%) are occupied by owner and 4,520 houses (23.59%) are rented. The average housing value is $183,900 and the average rental cost is $923. 616 houses (2.99%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,202 houses (5.84%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,592	-
Occupied	19,159	93.04%
Owner Occupied	14,639	76.41%
Renter Occupied	4,520	23.59%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,720	66.63%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,234	5.99%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,573	17.35%
Mobile Homes	2,065	10.03%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,592	-
Built 2014 or later	616	2.99%
Built 2010 - 2013	467	2.27%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,214	15.61%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,710	27.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,425	16.63%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,018	14.66%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,757	8.53%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,183	5.74%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,202	5.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,592	-
1 room	105	0.51%
2 rooms	283	1.37%
3 rooms	1,335	6.48%
4 rooms	2,930	14.23%
5 rooms	3,686	17.90%
6 rooms	3,597	17.47%
7 rooms	2,513	12.20%
8 rooms	2,483	12.06%
9 rooms or more	3,660	17.77%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,592	-
no bedroom	105	0.51%
1 bedroom	1,114	5.41%
2 bedrooms	5,006	24.31%
3 bedrooms	8,767	42.57%
4 bedrooms	4,561	22.15%
5 bedrooms or more	1,039	5.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,639	-
Less than $50,000	1,640	11.20%
$50,000 - $99,999	726	4.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,289	15.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,855	26.33%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,294	22.50%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,104	14.37%
$500,000 - $999,999	487	3.33%
$1,000,000 or more	244	1.67%
Median House Value	$183,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,367	-
Less than $500	278	6.37%
$500 - $999	2,482	56.84%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,460	33.43%
$1,500 - $1,999	102	2.34%
$2,000 - $2,499	45	1.03%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$923	-

Demographic

A total of 52,544 people lives in West Ottawa Public School District area, Michigan with 26,187 male and 26,357 female. The males to female ratio is 49.84 to 50.16. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	52,544	-
Male	26,187	49.84%
Female	26,357	50.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	52,544	-
Under 5 years	3,389	6.45%
5 - 9 years	3,378	6.43%
10 - 14 years	4,137	7.87%
15 - 19 years	3,535	6.73%
20 - 24 years	4,035	7.68%
25 - 34 years	6,934	13.20%
35 - 44 years	6,639	12.64%
45 - 54 years	6,717	12.78%
55 - 59 years	3,582	6.82%
60 - 64 years	3,168	6.03%
65 - 74 years	4,398	8.37%
75 - 84 years	2,051	3.90%
85 years and older	581	1.11%
Median Age	36.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	52,544	-
One Race	50,574	96.25%
White	41,186	78.38%
Black or African American	1,118	2.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native	146	0.28%
Asian	3,579	6.81%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.02%
Other	4,534	8.63%

Two or more races	1,970	3.75%
White and Black or African American	379	0.72%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	187	0.36%
White and Asian	689	1.31%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	124	0.24%

Living in West Ottawa Public School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic