Grandville vs Kentwood

A side-by-side comparison of Grandville and Kentwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Grandville and Kentwood are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kentwood has the higher population (54,114 vs 16,135 in Grandville). Grandville has the higher median household income ($78,551 vs $73,647 in Kentwood). Grandville has the higher median home value ($251,100 vs $249,000 in Kentwood).

Population, income & housing

	Grandville	Kentwood
Population	16,135	54,114
Median age	34.4 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,551	$73,647
Median home value	$251,100	$249,000
Median gross rent	$1,112	$1,205
Housing units	6,719	22,450
Homeownership rate	70.5%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grandville	Kentwood
Population	15,942 → 16,135 (+1.2%)	51,693 → 54,114 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$62,827 → $78,551 (+25.0%)	$54,197 → $73,647 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $251,100 (+55.2%)	$158,700 → $249,000 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,112 (+35.9%)	$899 → $1,205 (+34.0%)

Grandville

Population

15,94216,135

Median household income

$62,827$78,551

Median home value

$161,800$251,100

Median gross rent

$818$1,112

Kentwood

Population

51,69354,114

Median household income

$54,197$73,647

Median home value

$158,700$249,000

Median gross rent

$899$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grandville	Kentwood
Under 5	6.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	19.8%	17.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.5%
75 and over	5.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grandville	Kentwood
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	54.6%
Black or African American	5.6%	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.7%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grandville	Kentwood
No high school diploma	4.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	20.2%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grandville	Kentwood
Drove alone	82.2%	79.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	7.0%
Public transit	0.6%	1.3%
Walked	1.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.6%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grandville	Kentwood
1-unit, detached	63.4%	49.8%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	21.3%
20 or more units	9.3%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Grandville	Kentwood
Poverty rate	6.4%	9.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1977	1983