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Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

1,178,826 Population
3,242.2 square miles 363.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,517 ±$1,232 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,541 ±$1,312 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.4% ±0.8% (108,052  ±9,048) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.9 minutes ±0.5 (11,618,180  ±309,139) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

447,475 ±3,609 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (1,149,320  ±478) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±0.8% (13,754  ±2,189) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

475,009 ±378 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$316,600 ±$5,284 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11% ±0.9% (128,347  ±10,887.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93% ±1.7% (740,186  ±13,278.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.3% ±1.1% (305,071  ±8,749.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

6.8% (79,945  ±4,584) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±0.4% (46,493  ±3,596) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
46,493 Total veterans ±3,596 42,295 Male ±3,156 4,198 Female ±1,253

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