Mecosta’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mecosta is worth considering.
Being a small village, Mecosta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Mecosta, just 9.46% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mecosta in 2022 was $21,573, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,292 for a family of four. However, Mecosta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mecosta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mecosta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mecosta include German, English, Dutch, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Mecosta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
