East Grand Rapids vs Rockford

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

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

East Grand Rapids has the higher population (11,394 vs 6,162 in Rockford). East Grand Rapids has the higher median household income ($168,487 vs $100,156 in Rockford). East Grand Rapids has the higher median home value ($488,500 vs $294,800 in Rockford).

Population, income & housing

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
Population	11,394	6,162
Median age	37.0 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$168,487	$100,156
Median home value	$488,500	$294,800
Median gross rent	$1,845	$1,088
Housing units	3,895	2,761
Homeownership rate	94.3%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.6%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
Population	11,759 → 11,394 (-3.1%)	6,254 → 6,162 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$144,922 → $168,487 (+16.3%)	$64,920 → $100,156 (+54.3%)
Median home value	$374,000 → $488,500 (+30.6%)	$187,600 → $294,800 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,511 → $1,845 (+22.1%)	$837 → $1,088 (+30.0%)

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

Rockford

Population

6,2546,162

Median household income

$64,920$100,156

Median home value

$187,600$294,800

Median gross rent

$837$1,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
Under 5	8.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	25.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	2.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	17.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.5%
75 and over	3.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	89.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
No high school diploma	0.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	4.9%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
Drove alone	66.9%	72.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.9%	20.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
1-unit, detached	96.3%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Grand Rapids	Rockford
Poverty rate	3.5%	4.9%
Average household size	2.98	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1954	1991