Norton Shores, Michigan demographics

Norton Shores, MI demographics: median age 40.6; 33.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Norton Shores city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2659140. The survey estimates a population of 25,041 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Norton Shores is 40.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 9,867 households (±320). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.6 ±1.5	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	5,459 ±547	21.8% ±2.2 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	5,238 ±564	20.9% ±2.3 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	8,602 ±604	34.4% ±2.4 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	5,742 ±526	22.9% ±2.1 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	12,628 ±364	50.4% ±1.5 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	12,413 ±366	49.6% ±1.5 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	22,105 ±545	88.3% ±2.2 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,077 ±383	4.3% ±1.5 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	111 ±71 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	216 ±117 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	85 ±56 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,447 ±395	5.8% ±1.6 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,248 ±298	96.8% ±1.2 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	793 ±292	3.2% ±1.2 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,867
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,707 ±356	57.8% ±3.1 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	396 ±138	4.0% ±1.4 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,036 ±240	10.5% ±2.4 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,196 ±347	22.3% ±3.4 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	532 ±144	5.4% ±1.4 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,867
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,077 ±269	31.2% ±2.5 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,790 ±427	68.8% ±3.7 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,867
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,196 ±347	22.3% ±3.4 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,067 ±378	41.2% ±3.6 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,386 ±276	14.0% ±2.8 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,507 ±303	15.3% ±3.0 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	537 ±151	5.4% ±1.5 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	147 ±103 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	27 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	24,537 ±256	98.0% ±1.0 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	504 ±254 · low precision	2.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 23,376
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	22,679 ±360	97.0% ±1.1 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	222 ±113 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	70 ±91 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	236 ±249 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	126 ±92 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	31 ±46 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	12 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	785 ±198	4.3% ±1.1 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,343 ±465	24.0% ±2.5 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,302 ±568	23.8% ±3.1 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,638 ±451	14.6% ±2.5 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,225 ±490	23.4% ±2.6 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,793 ±281	9.9% ±1.5 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 24,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	22,443 ±563	90.9% ±2.2 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,090 ±350	4.4% ±1.4 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	984 ±442	4.0% ±1.8 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	177 ±131 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	9 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.7% of Norton Shores residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 92.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norton Shores	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.7% ±0.7 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.1% ±2.0 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.8% ±1.2 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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