Michigan · Census place 2656320

Muskegon, Michigan

Muskegon is a city in Muskegon County, Michigan with an estimated 37,287 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 31st largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 37,287; #31 of 353 in Michigan
Change since 2020: +0.2%; +76 people
Land area: 14.1 sq mi; + 4.06 sq mi water
Density: 2,637 / sq mi; State median 2,478

Orange pin: Muskegon. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lansing.

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Muskegon population, 2020 to 2024

Muskegon added 76 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +119. Among 153 Michigan places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 55th; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Michigan has 12,132 people, so Muskegon is 3.1 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 37,228. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Muskegon covers 14.14 square miles of land and 4.06 of water, for 2,637 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Muskegon is close to the typical town.

What county Muskegon is in

All of Muskegon's residents live in Muskegon County, which had 177,428 residents in 2024. Muskegon holds 21.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Muskegon

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Muskegon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 49440, 49441, 49442, 49443. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Muskegon is

The Census internal point of Muskegon is at 43.226500, -86.257200. Lansing, the capital, is 92.5 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Grand Rapids, MI (200,117 people), 35.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 43.226500, -86.257200
DMS: 43°13'35.40"N 86°15'25.92"W
UTM: 16N 560321.6E 4786235.5N
Geohash: dpdtvjjkt
Plus code: 86MM6PGV+J4

Daylight in Muskegon

At 43.23° N, Muskegon gets about 15 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Muskegon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Muskegon Heights, 1.9 miles away, with 9,806 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Muskegon, MI?

37,287 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 76 (0.2%) from 37,211 in July 2020.

What county is Muskegon in?

Muskegon County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Muskegon?

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 49440, 49441, 49442, 49443.

How far is Muskegon from Lansing?

92.5 miles (148.9 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Muskegon.

What is the nearest larger city to Muskegon?

Grand Rapids, MI, with 200,117 residents, 35.5 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.