Moving to White Cloud, Michigan

Population: 1,420. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,432 (+0.8% change)
Males: 727 (51.2%), Females: 693 (48.8%)

Newaygo County

Zip code: 49349

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $24,312
Median house value: $67,100

Population by Race

Races in White Cloud:

• White Non-Hispanic (84.3%)
• Black (7.3%)
• Hispanic (4.6%)
• Two or more races (3.0%)
• American Indian (2.6%)
• Other race (1.9%)

Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (11.3%), English (10.8%), United States (8.4%), Dutch (7.2%), Polish (4.3%).

Elevation: 871 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in White Cloud

• High school or higher: 75.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 9.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in White Cloud city

• Never married: 23.6%
• Now married: 46.8%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 18.8%

2.1% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +265 (+22.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near White Cloud:

• GERBER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FREMONT, MI)
• MECOSTA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI)
• SPECTRUM HLTH-REED CITY CAMPUS (about 31 miles; REED CITY, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to White Cloud:

• MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 42 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)
• GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
• CHERRY CAPITAL (about 83 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Abbreviation: TVC)

Other public-use airports nearest to White Cloud:

• WHITE CLOUD (about 1 miles; WHITE CLOUD, MI; Abbreviation: 42C)
• GRANT (about 15 miles; GRANT, MI; Abbreviation: 01C)
• FREMONT MUNI (about 17 miles; FREMONT, MI; Abbreviation: 3FM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Cloud:

• FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
• MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
• GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
• GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
• AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
• CALVIN COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
• HOPE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)

Schools

Public high school in White Cloud:

• WHITE CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 516; Location: 555 WILCOX AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in White Cloud:

• JACK D. JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 437; Location: 640 E. PINE HILL; Grades: KG – 03)
• WHITE CLOUD UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 585 E. PINE HILL STREET; Grades: 04 – 06)
• WHITE CLOUD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 555 WILCOX AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in White Cloud:

• WHITE CLOUD COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $273,314; Location: 1038 EAST WILCOX AVENUE; 35,661 books; 1,925 audio materials; 2,213 video materials; 246 serial subscriptions)