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Population: 440. Estimated population in July 2024: 453 (+3.0% change)
Males: 232 (52.7%), Females: 208 (47.3%)

Mecosta County

Zip code: 49332

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $32,857
Median house value: $59,600

Population by Race

Races in Mecosta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Two or more races (7.7%)
  • American Indian (5.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (21.1%), United States (18.0%), English (12.0%), Irish (9.1%), French (7.3%), Polish (7.0%).

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Mecosta, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mecosta

  • High school or higher: 73.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mecosta village

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +43 (+10.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mecosta:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mecosta:

  • GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 74 miles; LANSING, MI; Abbreviation: LAN)
  • MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 76 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mecosta:

  • MECOSTA MORTON (about 2 miles; MECOSTA, MI; Abbreviation: 27C)
  • CANADIAN LAKES (about 5 miles; MECOSTA, MI; Abbreviation: 0C5)
  • LAKEVIEW AIRPORT-GRIFFITH FIELD (about 12 miles; LAKEVIEW, MI; Abbreviation: 13C)

Amtrak station near Mecosta:

  • 19 miles: BIG RAPIDS (120 N. MICHIGAN AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mecosta:

  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)

Public primary/middle school in Mecosta:

  • MECOSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 555 W. MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Mecosta:

  • MORTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $171,355; Location: 110 SOUTH JAMES STREET; 19,201 books; 828 audio materials; 1,330 video materials; 78 serial subscriptions)

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