Grand Ledge

Population: 7,797
Median household income: $66,515
Median home value: $189,300

Grand Ledge is a community in Eaton County, Michigan, home to 7,797 residents. At $66,515, its median household income sits below Eaton County's $78,025.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grand Ledge's population held roughly steady from 7,842 to 7,797, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $142,400 to $189,300.

36.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,797
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,515
Median home value: $189,300
Median gross rent: $944
Housing units: 3,797
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8427,797

Median household income

$59,738$66,515

Median home value

$142,400$189,300

Median gross rent

$797$944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,842	$59,738	$142,400	$797
2020	7,860	$61,095	$147,200	$845
2021	7,792	$65,368	$161,300	$847
2022	7,795	$71,179	$188,500	$934
2023	7,797	$66,515	$189,300	$944

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	337	4.3%
5 to 17	1,166	15.0%
18 to 24	529	6.8%
25 to 34	902	11.6%
35 to 44	1,007	12.9%
45 to 54	941	12.1%
55 to 64	1,220	15.6%
65 to 74	869	11.1%
75 and over	826	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,004	89.8%
Black or African American	87	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	44	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	297	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	355	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	97	1.7%
High school graduate	1,498	26.0%
Some college or associate's	2,096	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,240	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	834	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,997	79.1%
Carpooled	112	3.0%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	121	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	520	13.7%
Other means	27	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,069	32.7%
15 to 29 min	1,448	44.3%
30 to 44 min	446	13.7%
45 to 59 min	90	2.8%
60+ min	214	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 6.0% (468 of 7,754)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,041	56.6%
Nonfamily households	1,563	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,604	94.9%
Vacant	193	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,439	67.7%
Renter-occupied	1,165	32.3%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,065	54.4%
1-unit, attached	68	1.8%
2 to 4 units	371	9.8%
5 to 19 units	433	11.4%
20 or more units	491	12.9%
Mobile home & other	369	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2633420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 42.7529, -84.7449