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Kentwood, MI

54,114 Population
20.9 square miles 2,587.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 36.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$35,843 ±$1,800 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: $39,932 ±$376
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$73,647 ±$5,002 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: $80,296 ±$841
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

9.5% ±2.4% (5,071  ±1,276) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 9.9% 112,037 (±0.4% / ±4,153)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

19.9 minutes ±0.5 (484,600  ±26,596) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 22.1 11,358,550 (±0.2 / ±154,706)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

21,620 ±574 Number of households
  • the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 436,435 ±1,292
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.5 ±0.1 (53,682  ±55) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 2.6 1,125,859 (±0 / ±274)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

5.8% ±1.7% (755  ±223) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 5.1% 13,935 (±0.4% / ±988)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

22,450 ±566 Number of housing units
  • the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 463,653 ±187
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$249,000 ±$8,182 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: $261,600 ±$2,411
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

14.6% ±2% (7,817  ±1,053.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 12.5% 143,149 (±0.4% / ±4,754.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

89.6% ±3.6% (32,556  ±1,502.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 92.5% 712,037 (±0.8% / ±6,065.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
35.2% ±2.4% (12,772  ±928.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 35.4% 272,436 (±0.5% / ±3,770.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 31.8% 2,213,104 (±0.2% / ±11,301.1)

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

18.3% ±2.1% (9,913  ±1,138) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 6.5% 75,444
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

5.5% ±1% (2,226  ±416) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area: 5.5% 48,318 (±0.2% / ±1,516)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
2,226 Total veterans ±416 2,014 Male ±374 212 Female ±117

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