Jenison is a medium-sized town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 16,640 people and five associated neighborhoods, Jenison is the 75th largest community in Michigan.Jenison is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jenison is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jenison who work in office and administrative support (12.91%), sales jobs (11.67%), and business and financial occupations (7.86%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Because of many things, Jenison is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Jenison really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Jenison perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. As is often the case in a small town, Jenison doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Jenison citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.62% of adults in Jenison have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Jenison in 2022 was $36,463, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,852 for a family of four. However, Jenison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Jenison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jenison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jenison include Dutch, German, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Jenison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
