East Grand Rapids vs Northview

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

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

Northview has the higher population (15,225 vs 11,394 in East Grand Rapids). East Grand Rapids has the higher median household income ($168,487 vs $82,853 in Northview). East Grand Rapids has the higher median home value ($488,500 vs $262,200 in Northview).

Population, income & housing

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
Population	11,394	15,225
Median age	37.0 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$168,487	$82,853
Median home value	$488,500	$262,200
Median gross rent	$1,845	$1,313
Housing units	3,895	6,574
Homeownership rate	94.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.6%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
Population	11,759 → 11,394 (-3.1%)	15,394 → 15,225 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$144,922 → $168,487 (+16.3%)	$60,829 → $82,853 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$374,000 → $488,500 (+30.6%)	$167,700 → $262,200 (+56.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,511 → $1,845 (+22.1%)	$969 → $1,313 (+35.5%)

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

Northview

Population

15,39415,225

Median household income

$60,829$82,853

Median home value

$167,700$262,200

Median gross rent

$969$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
Under 5	8.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	25.7%	15.4%
18 to 24	2.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	14.8%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	11.5%
75 and over	3.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	87.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
No high school diploma	0.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	4.9%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
Drove alone	66.9%	80.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.7%
Walked	2.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	23.9%	12.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
1-unit, detached	96.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	13.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	East Grand Rapids	Northview
Poverty rate	3.5%	6.5%
Average household size	2.98	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1954	1977