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Kent County, MI

659,083 Population
848.9 square miles 776.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$41,106 ±$1,821 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $38,151 ±$294
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$77,028 ±$2,883 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $66,986 ±$675
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.6% ±1% (68,777  ±6,729) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,315,899 (±0.3% / ±31,439)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

20.9 minutes ±0.6 (6,170,600  ±226,546) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 98,378,064 (±0.2 / ±955,639)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

256,173 ±2,058 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,089,794 ±11,504
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (647,018  ±319) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 † 9,821,154 (±135.8 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±0.9% (6,687  ±1,472) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5% 111,639 (±0.3% / ±7,104)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

268,692 ±145 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,605,363 ±2,410
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$281,200 ±$5,460 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $224,400 ±$1,404
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.8% ±1.2% (89,804  ±7,944.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,149,751 (±0.3% / ±25,103.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

92.4% ±2.1% (409,510  ±9,502) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.8% 6,409,230 (±0.5% / ±35,800.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
39.4% ±1.4% (174,548  ±6,134.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 32.1% 2,241,852 (±0.3% / ±20,682.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

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

8.7% ±7,305.8% (57,124  ±5,255) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.9% † 695,203 (±383.6% / ±16,901)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

5% ±0.5% (25,117  ±2,377) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 461,809 (±0.1% / ±9,229)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
25,117 Total veterans ±2,377 22,402 Male ±2,094 2,715 Female ±1,129

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