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Kent County (Southwest) PUMA, MI

155,656 Population
94.8 square miles 1,641.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,857 ±$2,582 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,977 ±$5,196 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.2% ±1.6% (9,645  ±2,480) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.1 minutes ±1.4 (1,575,230  ±134,558) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 103,755,816 (±0.2 / ±1,091,458)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

62,355 ±2,298 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (154,032  ±3,209) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±2.6% (2,453  ±1,036) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

63,543 ±2,404 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$279,900 ±$11,676 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.6% ±2.4% (14,701  ±3,714.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.1% ±4.3% (93,477  ±5,215.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.4% ±2.8% (33,634  ±3,078.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

16.4% ±1.5% (23,898  ±2,116.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 10.4% 992,408 (±0.1% / ±9,331.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

11.2% ±2.2% (17,503  ±3,361) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.2% ±1.1% (6,024  ±1,248) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,024 Total veterans ±1,248 5,610 Male ±1,237 414 Female ±273

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