Kent County, Michigan

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 658,844
Median household income: $80,390
Median home value: $265,700

Home to 658,844 residents, Kent County is one of Michigan's counties. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $80,390 is above the Michigan median ($71,149).

From 2019 to 2023, Kent County's population grew 1.7% from 648,121 to 658,844, while its median household income rose 27.5% from $63,053 to $80,390.

The median gross rent is $1,176. 39.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 658,844
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $80,390
Median home value: $265,700
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 267,071
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

648,121658,844

Median household income

$63,053$80,390

Median home value

$173,700$265,700

Median gross rent

$899$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	648,121	$63,053	$173,700	$899
2020	652,617	$65,722	$188,500	$928
2021	654,958	$69,786	$206,600	$993
2022	657,321	$76,247	$242,200	$1,111
2023	658,844	$80,390	$265,700	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41,479	6.3%
5 to 17	114,814	17.4%
18 to 24	61,430	9.3%
25 to 34	103,713	15.7%
35 to 44	87,570	13.3%
45 to 54	75,130	11.4%
55 to 64	79,224	12.0%
65 to 74	58,607	8.9%
75 and over	36,877	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	468,130	71.1%
Black or African American	60,320	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,165	0.2%
Asian	20,156	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	80	0.0%
Some other race	3,245	0.5%
Two or more races	29,899	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75,849	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34,041	7.7%
High school graduate	103,829	23.5%
Some college or associate's	128,427	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	112,569	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	62,255	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	251,822	74.5%
Carpooled	27,158	8.0%
Public transit	5,335	1.6%
Walked	6,530	1.9%
Bicycle	1,485	0.4%
Worked from home	43,063	12.7%
Other means	2,584	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89,723	30.4%
15 to 29 min	140,393	47.6%
30 to 44 min	42,585	14.4%
45 to 59 min	11,075	3.8%
60+ min	11,138	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 10.6% (68,503 of 648,364)

	Count	Share
Family households	166,360	65.3%
Nonfamily households	88,500	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	254,860	95.4%
Vacant	12,211	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	179,313	70.4%
Renter-occupied	75,547	29.6%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	174,658	65.4%
1-unit, attached	17,068	6.4%
2 to 4 units	19,090	7.1%
5 to 19 units	24,887	9.3%
20 or more units	21,370	8.0%
Mobile home & other	9,998	3.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 26081
State: Michigan
Land area: 849 sq mi
Water area: 23 sq mi
Center point: 43.0325, -85.5474