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

Map of Hart, MI

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:

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)