Holland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 34,540 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Holland is the 39th largest community in Michigan.
Also of interest is that Holland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.38% 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.
One of the benefits of Holland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.17 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.
Even though Holland is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The population of Holland is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.41% of adults in Holland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Holland in 2022 was $39,923, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,692 for a family of four. However, Holland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Holland is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Holland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Holland include Dutch, German, English, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Holland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.