Regional Information

Average Temperatures
Month
Maximum Minimum
July
80 F 63 F
January
33 F 19 F
Days over 90 degrees F:
2
Days below 0 degrees F:
2
Average annual precipitation
32 inches
Average annual snowfall
73 inches

Community Population
Cities 1980 1990  2000 2005 Estimates
Coopersville
2,899
6,421
4,132
Ferrysburg
2,440
2,919
3,040
3173
Grand Haven
11,763
11,951
11168
10957
Townships 1980 1990  2000 2005 Estimates
Crockery
3,536
2,599
4,090
Grand Haven
7,238
9,710
13,278
15435
Robinson
3,018
3,925
4,831
Spring Lake
9,588
10,751
13,140
14105
Ottawa County 1980 1990 frcst 2000 frcst 2010
  157,174 187.768 225.564 271.016
Source:1980-2000 population figures from U.S. Census Bureau Population forecasts done by the GVSU Office for Economic Expansion and US Census Bureau, Census 2000

 

Demographic & Statistical Information (2006 Estimate)
for Grand Haven/Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Area (Zip Codes 49417, 49456, 49409)

Population
49417/ 49456/49409
Ottawa County
State of Michigan
2006 Estimate
48,931
259,660
10,193,222
2000 Census
45,457
238,314
9,938,444
2011 Projection
51,399
276,432
10,390,815
Median Age
39.9 years
33.5 years
37.1 years
Income      
Ave. HH Income
$72,245
$71,067
$65,042
Median HH Income
$57,798
$65,655
$50,891
Per Capita Income
$29,100
$27,028
$28,836
Housing      
Total Housing Units
22,154
99,876
4,529,917
Owner Occupied Housing
69.2%
71.8%
66.1%
Renter Occupied Housing
16.3%
15%
22%
Vacant
14.5%
15.8%
12%
Race/Ethnicity
White
95.5%
90.7%
79.9%
Black
0.5%
1.1%
13.9%
Am. Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%
0.3%
0.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1%
3.5%
2.5%
Some other Race
0.7%
1.4%
1.3%
Two or more Races
1.4%
1.4%
2%
Hispanic 2.2%

8.4%

4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 97.9% 91.6% 96.0
Labor Force      
In Labor Force 69.5% 72.3% 64.6%
Employed 94.1% 94.4% 92.8%
Unemmployed 5.8% 5.5% 7.1%
In Armed Forces 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
Not in Labor Force 30.4% 27.6% 35.4%
Source: Workforce & Innovation Technical Solution (WITS June, 2007)

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