Even though Ionia is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The rate of college-level education in Ionia is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.41% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an 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.
