Compare Kent County, MI vs Grand Rapids Metro Area, MI vs Michigan (MI) vs United States
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| Metric |
Kent County, MI County |
Grand Rapids Metro Area, MI Metro Area |
Michigan (MI) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 663,150 | 1,162,152 | 10,077,761 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,243 | $1,202 | $1,129 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1977 | 1979 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Household income | $82,631 | $82,874 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,992 | $41,561 | $40,735 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.7% | 46.2% | 46.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 663,150 | 1,162,152 | 10,077,761 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 445,698 | 778,630 | 7,008,507 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 256,648 | 440,316 | 4,076,369 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $82,631 | $82,874 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,992 | $41,561 | $40,735 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.7% | 46.2% | 46.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,243 | $1,202 | $1,129 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1977 | 1979 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 29.7% | 25.4% | 26.8% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 70.3% | 74.6% | 73.2% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 72.5% | 78.3% | 73.7% | 61% |
| Black | 9.8% | 6.4% | 13.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 10.7% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.7% | 10.1% | 5.9% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 88.3% | 89.9% | 94.1% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 85.7% | 87.6% | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 22.0 min | 24.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 14.3% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 25.5% | 26.2% | 28.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 23.4% | 26.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.4% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 40.8% | 36.5% | 32.4% | 35.7% |