Moving to Pewamo, Michigan

Population: 560. Estimated population in July 2024: 564 (+0.7% change)
Males: 276 (49.3%), Females: 284 (50.7%)

Ionia County

Zip code: 48873

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $39,500
Median house value: $87,300

Population by Race

Races in Pewamo:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
• American Indian (1.4%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (66.1%), United States (8.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (6.8%), Italian (3.2%), Polish (3.0%).

Elevation: 710 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pewamo

• High school or higher: 85.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Unemployed: 8.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pewamo village

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 67.2%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 6.3%
• Divorced: 6.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pewamo:

• CARSON CITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CARSON CITY, MI)
• IONIA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; IONIA, MI)
• CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SAINT JOHNS, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pewamo:

• CAPITAL CITY (about 25 miles; LANSING, MI; Abbreviation: LAN)
• GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
• W K KELLOGG (about 56 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Abbreviation: BTL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pewamo:

• FOREST HILL (about 15 miles; WESTPHALIA, MI; Abbreviation: 3F5)
• IONIA COUNTY (about 15 miles; IONIA, MI; Abbreviation: Y70)
• MAYES (about 17 miles; CARSON CITY, MI; Abbreviation: 47G)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pewamo:

• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 38,639)
• CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
• LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,454)
• CALVIN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
• KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
• AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
• GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)

Schools

Public high school in Pewamo:

• PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 5101 S. CLINTONIA ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pewamo:

• PEWAMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location: 430 W. JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
• PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA JUNIOR H.S. (Students: 85; Location: 5101 S. CLINTONIA ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Pewamo:

• ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 75; Location: 160 EAST STREET; Grades: 3 – 8)