Grand Haven is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 10,982 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Grand Haven is the 106th largest community in Michigan. Grand Haven real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Grand Haven house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grand Haven is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grand Haven is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grand Haven who work in office and administrative support (12.31%), management occupations (10.47%), and sales jobs (9.03%). Also of interest is that Grand Haven has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.97% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Grand Haven citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.65% of adults in Grand Haven have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Grand Haven in 2022 was $38,487, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,948 for a family of four. However, Grand Haven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Grand Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Haven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grand Haven include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Grand Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
