East Grand Rapids vs Forest Hills

A side-by-side comparison of East Grand Rapids and Forest Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Forest Hills has the higher population (28,494 vs 11,394 in East Grand Rapids). East Grand Rapids has the higher median household income ($168,487 vs $156,618 in Forest Hills). East Grand Rapids has the higher median home value ($488,500 vs $474,800 in Forest Hills).

Population, income & housing

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
Population	11,394	28,494
Median age	37.0 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$168,487	$156,618
Median home value	$488,500	$474,800
Median gross rent	$1,845	$1,950
Housing units	3,895	10,339
Homeownership rate	94.3%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.6%	71.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
Population	11,759 → 11,394 (-3.1%)	27,830 → 28,494 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$144,922 → $168,487 (+16.3%)	$119,404 → $156,618 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$374,000 → $488,500 (+30.6%)	$347,500 → $474,800 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,511 → $1,845 (+22.1%)	$1,368 → $1,950 (+42.5%)

East Grand Rapids

Population

11,75911,394

Median household income

$144,922$168,487

Median home value

$374,000$488,500

Median gross rent

$1,511$1,845

Forest Hills

Population

27,83028,494

Median household income

$119,404$156,618

Median home value

$347,500$474,800

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
Under 5	8.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	25.7%	21.8%
18 to 24	2.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	9.1%	6.9%
35 to 44	17.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	15.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.2%
75 and over	3.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	87.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
No high school diploma	0.7%	2.3%
High school graduate	4.9%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	30.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
Drove alone	66.9%	69.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.4%
Public transit	0.5%	1.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	23.9%	22.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
1-unit, detached	96.3%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	East Grand Rapids	Forest Hills
Poverty rate	3.5%	2.6%
Average household size	2.98	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1954	1988