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Kent County (Central)--Grand Rapids City Area PUMA, MI

197,964 Population
44.4 square miles 4,459.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$38,696 ±$4,412 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $38,151 ±$294
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$65,613 ±$2,950 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $66,986 ±$675
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

15.7% ±2.4% (30,179  ±4,594) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,315,899 (±0.3% / ±31,439)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

19.4 minutes ±0.9 (1,867,085  ±127,762) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 98,378,064 (±0.2 / ±955,639)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

85,341 ±2,808 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,089,794 ±11,504
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.2 ±0.1 (191,443  ±1,155) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,821,154
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4% ±1.5% (2,241  ±819) 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

89,711 ±3,070 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,605,363 ±2,410
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$237,900 ±$7,160 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $224,400 ±$1,404
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

19.9% ±2.4% (38,964  ±4,735.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,149,751 (±0.3% / ±25,103.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91% ±3.5% (123,789  ±5,944.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.8% 6,409,230 (±0.5% / ±35,800.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
41.2% ±2.6% (56,124  ±3,830.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 32.1% 2,241,852 (±0.3% / ±20,682.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

16.3% ±1.3% (30,379  ±2,360.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 9.9% 943,593 (±0.1% / ±9,677.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

10.9% ±1.8% (21,470  ±3,564) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 695,203
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

3.6% ±0.8% (5,690  ±1,314) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 461,809 (±0.1% / ±9,229)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
5,690 Total veterans ±1,314 5,000 Male ±1,143 690 Female ±505

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