Moving to Hart, Michigan
Population: 1,950. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,996 (+2.4% change)
Males: 925 (47.4%), Females: 1,025 (52.6%)
Oceana County
Zip code: 49420
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $25,855
Median house value: $67,000
Population by Race
Races in Hart:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.1%)
- Hispanic (14.6%)
- Other race (7.6%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.1%), Irish (10.8%), English (9.0%), Polish (6.7%), Dutch (4.9%), United States (4.6%).
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hart
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hart city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 13.9%
6.2% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -57 (-2.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hart:
- LAKESHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SHELBY, MI)
- MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN (about 19 miles; LUDINGTON, MI)
- HACKLEY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hart:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 38 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 82 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 91 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Abbreviation: TVC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hart:
- OCEANA COUNTY (about 6 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; Abbreviation: C04)
- DOUBLE JJ RESORT RANCH (about 13 miles; ROTHBURY, MI; Abbreviation: 42N)
- MASON COUNTY (about 18 miles; LUDINGTON, MI; Abbreviation: LDM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hart:
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 78 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
Schools
Public high school in Hart:
- HART HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 300 W. JOHNSON STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hart:
- HART MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: 308 W. JOHNSON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HART UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 306 W. JOHNSON STREET; Grades: 04 – 05)
- SPITLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 302 W. JOHNSON STREET; Grades: 01 – 03)
- LAKESHORE PUBLIC ACADEMY (Students: 127; Location: 6023 N. 72ND AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
- ELBRIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 2266 E. POLK ROAD; Grades: 01 – 03)
- DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (Students: 36; Location: 302 W. JOHNSON STREET; Grades: UG – UG)
Private primary/middle school in Hart:
- OCEANA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: 3258 NORTH 72 AVE; Grades: PK – 6)
Libraries
Library in Hart:
- HART AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $197,307; Location: 407 SOUTH STATE STREET; 32,215 books; 2,438 audio materials; 1,280 video materials; 135 serial subscriptions)