Eaton Rapids vs Grand Ledge

A side-by-side comparison of Eaton Rapids and Grand Ledge: population, income, housing, and more.

Eaton Rapids and Grand Ledge are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grand Ledge has the higher population (7,797 vs 5,197 in Eaton Rapids). Grand Ledge has the higher median household income ($66,515 vs $63,618 in Eaton Rapids). Grand Ledge has the higher median home value ($189,300 vs $140,600 in Eaton Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
Population	5,197	7,797
Median age	40.2 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,618	$66,515
Median home value	$140,600	$189,300
Median gross rent	$944	$944
Housing units	2,298	3,797
Homeownership rate	64.2%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
Population	5,231 → 5,197 (-0.6%)	7,842 → 7,797 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$42,921 → $63,618 (+48.2%)	$59,738 → $66,515 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $140,600 (+17.3%)	$142,400 → $189,300 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $944 (+27.4%)	$797 → $944 (+18.4%)

Eaton Rapids

Population

5,2315,197

Median household income

$42,921$63,618

Median home value

$119,900$140,600

Median gross rent

$741$944

Grand Ledge

Population

7,8427,797

Median household income

$59,738$66,515

Median home value

$142,400$189,300

Median gross rent

$797$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
Under 5	5.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.1%
75 and over	8.9%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
No high school diploma	8.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	35.1%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
Drove alone	77.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	3.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	13.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
1-unit, detached	67.2%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.4%
20 or more units	7.5%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Eaton Rapids	Grand Ledge
Poverty rate	10.2%	6.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1953	1973