Cedar Springs

Population: 3,661
Median household income: $56,711
Median home value: $203,400

Cedar Springs is a community in Kent County, Michigan, home to 3,661 residents. Its median household income of $56,711 runs below the Kent County figure of $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, Cedar Springs's population held roughly steady from 3,666 to 3,661, while its median home value rose 70.6% from $119,200 to $203,400.

14.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,661
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,711
Median home value: $203,400
Median gross rent: $1,096
Housing units: 1,529
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6663,661

Median household income

$48,898$56,711

Median home value

$119,200$203,400

Median gross rent

$800$1,096

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,666	$48,898	$119,200	$800
2020	3,703	$46,514	$127,500	$866
2021	3,635	$46,762	$135,600	$959
2022	3,646	$47,300	$188,600	$1,005
2023	3,661	$56,711	$203,400	$1,096

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	5.2%
5 to 17	664	18.1%
18 to 24	293	8.0%
25 to 34	454	12.4%
35 to 44	509	13.9%
45 to 54	568	15.5%
55 to 64	562	15.4%
65 to 74	165	4.5%
75 and over	254	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,151	86.1%
Black or African American	20	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.7%
Asian	7	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	134	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	323	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	6.7%
High school graduate	1,079	43.0%
Some college or associate's	906	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	252	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	107	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,385	75.5%
Carpooled	266	14.5%
Public transit	13	0.7%
Walked	47	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	101	5.5%
Other means	22	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	466	26.9%
15 to 29 min	692	39.9%
30 to 44 min	394	22.7%
45 to 59 min	54	3.1%
60+ min	127	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 25.3% (907 of 3,587)

	Count	Share
Family households	901	61.5%
Nonfamily households	563	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,464	95.7%
Vacant	65	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	880	60.1%
Renter-occupied	584	39.9%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units16.4%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	847	55.4%
1-unit, attached	84	5.5%
2 to 4 units	251	16.4%
5 to 19 units	150	9.8%
20 or more units	9	0.6%
Mobile home & other	188	12.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2614200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 43.2204, -85.5544