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Kent County, MI

658,046 Population
848.9 square miles 775.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$36,714 ±$1,145 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $35,353 ±$229
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$72,021 ±$1,983 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $63,498 ±$526
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

9.8% ±1% (63,235  ±6,486) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,286,329 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

20.7 minutes ±0.7 (5,795,755  ±237,033) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 23.8 89,994,470 (±0.2 / ±845,693)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

253,092 ±2,635 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,051,798 ±10,574
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.6 ±0 (645,825  ±2,533) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,839,062 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5.1% ±1% (8,071  ±1,598) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 5.2% 117,076 (±0.2% / ±5,489)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

267,046 ±1,082 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,590,384 ±648
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$248,300 ±$4,121 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $199,100 ±$1,479
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.7% ±1.1% (76,127  ±6,885.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.3% 1,123,253 (±0.3% / ±27,022.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

91.8% ±2.1% (405,522  ±9,476.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92% 6,411,597 (±0.5% / ±33,213.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
39.9% ±1.4% (176,015  ±5,985) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 31.7% 2,208,170 (±0.3% / ±19,284.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

8.6% ±0.7% (56,541  ±4,749) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.8% 683,293 (±0.1% / ±13,895)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

4.8% ±0.4% (24,053  ±2,075) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6% 474,645 (±0.1% / ±8,555)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
24,053 Total veterans ±2,075 22,584 Male ±1,875 1,469 Female ±575

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