Ionia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 12,935 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ionia is the 88th largest community in Michigan. Ionia has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.When you are in Ionia, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.27% of Ionia’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ionia is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ionia who work in sales jobs (10.73%), office and administrative support (10.51%), and healthcare (6.91%). In Ionia, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Ionia is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The percentage of people in Ionia with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.41% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ionia in 2022 was $21,023, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,092 for a family of four. However, Ionia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ionia is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ionia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ionia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ionia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ionia include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ionia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
