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Zeeland, MI
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Zeeland profile


Living in Zeeland


Zeeland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 5,637 people and six associated neighborhoods, Zeeland is the 176th largest community in Michigan.

Zeeland real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Zeeland house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.52% 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.

One of the benefits of Zeeland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.86 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Zeeland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Zeeland is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.57% of adults in Zeeland have a college degree.

The per capita income in Zeeland in 2022 was $33,069, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,276 for a family of four. However, Zeeland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Zeeland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Zeeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Zeeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Zeeland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Zeeland include Dutch, German, Irish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Zeeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.