Census Reporter

Kent County, MI

656,955 Population
848.9 square miles 773.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$33,736 ±$1,070 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $32,892 ±$256
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$66,532 ±$1,867 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $59,584 ±$572
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

11.3% ±1.2% (72,882  ±7,460) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13% 1,269,062 (±0.3% / ±30,302)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

21.5 minutes ±0.5 (6,927,320  ±218,095) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 25.1 111,581,565 (±0.1 / ±785,889)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

245,437 ±2,516 Number of households
  • Michigan: 3,969,880 ±12,901
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0 (645,595  ±1,653) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,763,358 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.2% ±0.8% (8,384  ±1,321) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,459 (±0.2% / ±5,084)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

259,379 ±628 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,629,605 ±439
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$201,500 ±$5,494 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $169,600 ±$893
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.6% ±1.2% (94,836  ±8,015) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 12.9% 1,274,542 (±0.3% / ±26,626.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91.6% ±2.2% (401,477  ±9,810.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.4% 6,298,340 (±0.5% / ±35,057.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
36.3% ±1.3% (158,844  ±5,568.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,070,795 (±0.3% / ±19,155.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

8% ±0.6% (52,422  ±3,735) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 7% 700,925 (±0.1% / ±14,208)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

5.6% ±0.5% (27,928  ±2,622) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.6% 520,129 (±0.1% / ±9,100)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
27,928 Total veterans ±2,622 25,796 Male ±2,560 2,132 Female ±825

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