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Holland Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metropolitan statistical area of Holland present interesting details.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This change in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Holland, MI

People QuickFacts Holland Michigan
Population, 2006 estimate 34,245 10,095,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -2.3% 1.6%
Population, 2000 35,048 9,938,444
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.0% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.1% 26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.5% 12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.6% 51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 78.2% 80.2%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.5% 14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.6% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.7% 1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 22.2% 3.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.7% 57.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 10.7% 5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 22.5% 8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.5% 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 26.9% 21.8%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.5 24.1
 
Housing units, 2000 12,533 4,234,279
Homeownership rate, 2000 67.1% 73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $107,900 $115,600
 
Households, 2000 11,971 3,785,661
Persons per household, 2000 2.67 2.56
Median household income, 1999 $42,291 $44,667
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,823 $22,168
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 10.6% 10.5%
Business QuickFacts Holland Michigan
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 488,119 165,958,945
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 492,833 109,350,139
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,199 $10,892
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 57,391 12,248,269
Total number of firms, 2002 2,961 735,531
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.6% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.9% 29.6%
 
Geography QuickFacts Holland Michigan
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 16 56,803
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,115.1 175.0
FIPS Code 38640 26
  Counties Allegan County
Ottawa County