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Eaton Rapids city, Eaton County, MI

5,183 Population
3.6 square miles 1,427.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Eaton County: 41.4 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,415 ±$2,247 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Eaton County: $41,090 ±$1,057
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,875 ±$3,629 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Eaton County: $79,597 ±$2,067
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.5% ±4.6% (695  ±235) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Eaton County: 8.3% 8,929 (±0.7% / ±736)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28 minutes ±3.8 (60,330  ±10,816) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Eaton County: 22.7 1,028,390 (±0.8 / ±42,272)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,149 ±154 Number of households
  • Eaton County: 45,428 ±420
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (5,158  ±34) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Eaton County: 2.4 107,207 (±0 / ±45)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.3% ±2% (28  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Eaton County: 4.5% † 1,070 (±0.9% / ±210)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,347 ±163 Number of housing units
  • Eaton County: 47,753 ±69
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,800 ±$15,687 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Eaton County: $216,900 ±$4,419
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±3.5% (510  ±177.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eaton County: 10.7% 11,562 (±1% / ±1,024.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.6% ±8.4% (3,283  ±355) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Eaton County: 94.2% 73,500 (±2.1% / ±1,623.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.1% ±3.5% (541  ±129.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Eaton County: 30.8% 24,061 (±1.2% / ±968.7)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±1% (45  ±54) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Eaton County: 4.2% 4,551
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.7% ±1.9% (228  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Eaton County: 7.4% 6,441 (±0.6% / ±497)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
228 Total veterans ±76 212 Male ±72 16 Female ±20

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