Lake Superior State's Living Circumstances

Ionia Public Schools Overview

Lake Superior State University located in Ionia Public Schools area. A total of 7,124 households are located in Ionia Public Schools area. Among them, 2,204 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,754 and 4,448 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.98% (181) of residents are non-citizens and 3.72% (687) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Ionia Public Schools, Michigan
Household	7,124
Population	18,480
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,204 (30.94%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,754
Total Students	4,448
Pre-Kindergarten	239
Kindergarten	193
Grade 1-8	1,959
Grade 9-12	1,163
College/Graduate School	894
Veterans	17,727
Non-citizen	181
Non-English Home Language	687
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

18,315 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,871 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,836 people are in civilian labor force and 35 are in armed labor force. 8,385 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Ionia Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,263	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,939	83.98%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	702	8.50%
Public transportation	76	0.92%
Walked	255	3.09%
Other method	77	0.93%
Worked from home	214	2.59%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,385	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,014	24.02%
Service	1,352	16.12%
Sales and office	1,610	19.20%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	953	11.37%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,456	29.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,385	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	406	4.84%
Construction	415	4.95%
Manufacturing	2,162	25.78%
Wholesale trade	126	1.50%
Retail trade	1,185	14.13%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	307	3.66%
Information	74	0.88%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	313	3.73%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	399	4.76%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,409	16.80%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	635	7.57%
Other services, except public administration	309	3.69%
Public administration	645	7.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,385	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,747	80.47%
Government workers	1,252	14.93%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	348	4.15%
Unpaid family workers	38	0.45%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,443 for the 7,124 households in Ionia Public Schools area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $28,920. 17,229 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.00%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,124	-
Less than $10,000	339	4.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	386	5.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	930	13.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	656	9.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,143	16.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,536	21.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,165	16.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	642	9.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	277	3.89%
More than $200,000	50	0.70%
Median Household Income	$51,742	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,443	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,581	-
Less than $10,000	225	4.91%
$10,000 - $14,999	179	3.91%
$15,000 - $24,999	427	9.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	383	8.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	636	13.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,075	23.47%
$75,000 - $99,999	902	19.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	462	10.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	253	5.52%
More than $200,000	39	0.85%

Median Family Income	$59,012	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$67,884	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,920	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,060	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,060	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,525	-
With health insurance coverage	17,229	93.00%
Public coverage	7,436	40.14%
Private health insurance	12,640	68.23%
Without health insurance coverage	1,296	7.00%

Housing

There are 7,665 housing units in Ionia Public Schools area, Michigan with 7,124 units (92.94%) occupied. 4,995 houses (70.12%) are occupied by owner and 2,129 houses (29.88%) are rented. The average housing value is $114,600 and the average rental cost is $805. 83 houses (1.08%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,810 houses (36.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,665	-
Occupied	7,124	92.94%
Owner Occupied	4,995	70.12%
Renter Occupied	2,129	29.88%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,200	67.84%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	106	1.38%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,554	20.27%
Mobile Homes	805	10.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,665	-
Built 2014 or later	83	1.08%
Built 2010 - 2013	38	0.50%
Built 2000 - 2009	590	7.70%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,001	13.06%
Built 1980 - 1989	871	11.36%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,074	14.01%
Built 1960 - 1969	485	6.33%
Built 1950 - 1959	713	9.30%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,810	36.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,665	-
1 room	106	1.38%
2 rooms	253	3.30%
3 rooms	254	3.31%
4 rooms	1,149	14.99%
5 rooms	1,576	20.56%
6 rooms	1,504	19.62%
7 rooms	1,284	16.75%
8 rooms	636	8.30%
9 rooms or more	903	11.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,665	-
no bedroom	106	1.38%
1 bedroom	678	8.85%
2 bedrooms	1,917	25.01%
3 bedrooms	3,575	46.64%
4 bedrooms	1,155	15.07%
5 bedrooms or more	234	3.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,995	-
Less than $50,000	650	13.01%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,458	29.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,172	23.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	852	17.06%
$200,000 - $299,999	571	11.43%
$300,000 - $499,999	213	4.26%
$500,000 - $999,999	79	1.58%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$114,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,046	-
Less than $500	353	17.25%
$500 - $999	1,381	67.50%
$1,000 - $1,499	246	12.02%
$1,500 - $1,999	55	2.69%
$2,000 - $2,499	11	0.54%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$805	-

Demographic

A total of 22,085 people lives in Ionia Public Schools area, Michigan with 13,094 male and 8,991 female. The males to female ratio is 59.29 to 40.71. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	22,085	-
Male	13,094	59.29%
Female	8,991	40.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,085	-
Under 5 years	1,162	5.26%
5 - 9 years	935	4.23%
10 - 14 years	1,451	6.57%
15 - 19 years	1,325	6.00%
20 - 24 years	1,705	7.72%
25 - 34 years	3,300	14.94%
35 - 44 years	3,375	15.28%
45 - 54 years	2,962	13.41%
55 - 59 years	1,383	6.26%
60 - 64 years	1,561	7.07%
65 - 74 years	1,785	8.08%
75 - 84 years	787	3.56%
85 years and older	354	1.60%
Median Age	38.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,085	-
One Race	21,412	96.95%
White	18,663	84.51%
Black or African American	2,576	11.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.28%
Asian	66	0.30%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	46	0.21%

Two or more races	673	3.05%
White and Black or African American	75	0.34%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	186	0.84%
White and Asian	127	0.58%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	36	0.16%