Mecosta’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mecosta has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mecosta a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small village, Mecosta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Mecosta is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.95% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mecosta in 2022 was $24,831, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,324 for a family of four. However, Mecosta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mecosta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mecosta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mecosta include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Mecosta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.
