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Kent County, MI

653,786 Population
848 square miles 770.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±0.2 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 ±0.2

Economics

$32,749 ±$1,304 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $31,508 ±$244
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$61,537 ±$1,661 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $56,697 ±$406
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

11.3% ±0.9% (72,445  ±5,951) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 14.1% 1,373,349 (±0.3% / ±26,495)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

21.6 minutes ±0.6 (6,932,275  ±216,041) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.7 109,262,625 (±0.2 / ±811,081)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

244,046 ±2,669 Number of households
  • Michigan: 3,957,466 ±12,369
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (642,121  ±1,726) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,769,646 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.8% ±1% (7,748  ±1,549) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,629 (±0.3% / ±5,760)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

257,399 ±660 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,614,552 ±605
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$189,100 ±$3,763 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $162,500 ±$780
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

15.7% ±1.2% (101,291  ±7,774) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,328,982 (±0.3% / ±28,644.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

91.9% ±2.1% (398,941  ±9,174.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.1% 6,257,422 (±0.5% / ±33,006.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
36.5% ±1.3% (158,357  ±5,643.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 29.6% 2,031,893 (±0.3% / ±18,796.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

8.4% ±0.8% (55,083  ±5,180) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 7% 695,217 (±0.2% / ±15,068)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

5.9% ±0.5% (29,262  ±2,209) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.8% 530,572 (±0.1% / ±9,103)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
29,262 Total veterans ±2,209 26,524 Male ±2,057 2,738 Female ±742

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