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Kent County, MI

652,617 Population
848.9 square miles 768.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,629 ±$511 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $32,854 ±$142
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$65,722 ±$910 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $59,234 ±$218
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.1% ±0.5% (71,267  ±3,259) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13.7% 1,337,256 (±0.2% / ±14,613)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

21.3 minutes ±0.3 (6,550,055  ±108,236) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.6 105,557,240 (±0.1 / ±455,943)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

244,795 ±1,159 Number of households
  • Michigan: 3,980,408 ±8,401
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.6 ±0 (641,106  ±820) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,748,164 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.6% ±0.5% (8,984  ±727) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.3% 119,659 (±0.1% / ±2,557)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

257,115 ±380 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,611,913 ±1,095
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$188,500 ±$2,127 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $162,600 ±$471
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

15.2% ±0.5% (98,103  ±3,493.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,317,941 (±0.1% / ±13,406.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

91.4% ±1.1% (396,138  ±4,668.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.3% 6,257,361 (±0.3% / ±17,586.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
36.8% ±0.7% (159,668  ±2,968.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,055,131 (±0.2% / ±10,276)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

8.3% ±0.3% (53,942  ±1,919) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 686,647 (±0.1% / ±7,455)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6% ±0.3% (29,511  ±1,404) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.8% 532,394 (±0.1% / ±4,849)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
29,511 Total veterans ±1,404 26,985 Male ±1,198 2,526 Female ±530

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