Moving to Sand Lake, Michigan

Population: 492. Estimated population in July 2024: 512 (+4.1% change)
Males: 227 (46.1%), Females: 265 (53.9%)

Zip code: 49343

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $31,875
Median house value: $72,700

Population by Race

Races in Sand Lake:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
• American Indian (1.4%)
• Hispanic (1.0%)
• Other race (1.0%)
• Asian Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (30.1%), Irish (12.0%), English (11.4%), Dutch (10.6%), United States (8.9%), Polish (7.7%).

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sand Lake

• High school or higher: 74.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Unemployed: 8.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sand Lake village

• Never married: 23.4%
• Now married: 55.4%
• Separated: 3.3%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 10.1%

2.8% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.4% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-7.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sand Lake:

• UNITED MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, MI)
• KELSEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LAKEVIEW, MI)
• MARY FREE BED HOSPTIAL (about 25 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sand Lake:

• GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
• MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 51 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)
• W K KELLOGG (about 71 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Abbreviation: BTL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sand Lake:

• WELLS (about 13 miles; ROCKFORD, MI; Abbreviation: 35C)
• WILDERNESS AIRPARK (about 14 miles; KENT CITY, MI; Abbreviation: 24M)
• PAUL C. MILLER-SPARTA (about 16 miles; SPARTA, MI; Abbreviation: 8D4)

Amtrak stations near Sand Lake:

• 8 miles: HOWARD CITY (130 N. ENSLEY ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
• 13 miles: ROCKFORD (39 S. MAIN ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sand Lake:

• GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
• AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
• CALVIN COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
• FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
• GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
• MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
• CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)

Public primary/middle school in Sand Lake:

• SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 387; Location: 15 S. 7TH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)