East Grand Rapids vs Walker

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

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

Walker has the higher population (25,201 vs 11,394 in East Grand Rapids). East Grand Rapids has the higher median household income ($168,487 vs $73,835 in Walker). East Grand Rapids has the higher median home value ($488,500 vs $266,400 in Walker).

Population, income & housing

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
Population	11,394	25,201
Median age	37.0 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$168,487	$73,835
Median home value	$488,500	$266,400
Median gross rent	$1,845	$1,121
Housing units	3,895	10,634
Homeownership rate	94.3%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.6%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
Population	11,759 → 11,394 (-3.1%)	24,816 → 25,201 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$144,922 → $168,487 (+16.3%)	$65,170 → $73,835 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$374,000 → $488,500 (+30.6%)	$174,700 → $266,400 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,511 → $1,845 (+22.1%)	$850 → $1,121 (+31.9%)

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

Walker

Population

24,81625,201

Median household income

$65,170$73,835

Median home value

$174,700$266,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,121

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
Under 5	8.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	25.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	18.4%
35 to 44	17.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.3%
75 and over	3.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	84.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
No high school diploma	0.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	4.9%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
Drove alone	66.9%	78.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	11.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	2.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.9%	8.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
1-unit, detached	96.3%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	18.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	East Grand Rapids	Walker
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.98	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1954	1984