Grand Haven vs Holland

A side-by-side comparison of Grand Haven and Holland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Holland has the higher population (34,266 vs 10,966 in Grand Haven). Holland has the higher median household income ($72,905 vs $60,665 in Grand Haven). Grand Haven has the higher median home value ($242,400 vs $235,800 in Holland).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Haven	Holland
Population	10,966	34,266
Median age	46.4 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,665	$72,905
Median home value	$242,400	$235,800
Median gross rent	$961	$1,143
Housing units	5,951	13,782
Homeownership rate	68.2%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Haven	Holland
Population	10,994 → 10,966 (-0.3%)	33,402 → 34,266 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$58,307 → $60,665 (+4.0%)	$57,002 → $72,905 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $242,400 (+50.6%)	$151,300 → $235,800 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $961 (+23.8%)	$873 → $1,143 (+30.9%)

Grand Haven

Population

10,99410,966

Median household income

$58,307$60,665

Median home value

$161,000$242,400

Median gross rent

$776$961

Holland

Population

33,40234,266

Median household income

$57,002$72,905

Median home value

$151,300$235,800

Median gross rent

$873$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Haven	Holland
Under 5	3.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	18.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	14.6%	8.1%
75 and over	13.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Haven	Holland
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	65.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Haven	Holland
No high school diploma	3.7%	9.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Haven	Holland
Drove alone	77.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.8%
Public transit	1.0%	0.5%
Walked	4.6%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.2%
Worked from home	10.4%	8.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Haven	Holland
1-unit, detached	57.6%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	9.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Grand Haven	Holland
Poverty rate	12.7%	10.9%
Average household size	2.04	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1960	1965