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Kent County, MI

673,002 Population
848.9 square miles 792.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,418 ±$1,336 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,685 ±$1,733 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.9% ±1.1% (58,733  ±7,377) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.5 minutes ±0.6 (6,594,075  ±236,236) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 103,755,816 (±0.2 / ±1,091,458)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

260,646 ±2,656 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (661,263  ±278) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1.2% (9,060  ±1,976) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

273,049 ±146 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$325,400 ±$7,040 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.8% ±1.4% (78,491  ±9,343.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.7% ±2.3% (422,444  ±10,668.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.3% ±1.5% (192,607  ±7,037) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

8.8% (59,080  ±3,936) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±0.5% (23,794  ±2,524) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
23,794 Total veterans ±2,524 21,686 Male ±2,297 2,108 Female ±909

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