East Grand Rapids

Population: 11,394
Median household income: $168,487
Median home value: $488,500

East Grand Rapids is a community in Kent County, Michigan, home to 11,394 residents. Its median household income of $168,487 runs above the Kent County figure of $80,390.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Grand Rapids's population declined 3.1% from 11,759 to 11,394, while its median home value rose 30.6% from $374,000 to $488,500.

82.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,394
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $168,487
Median home value: $488,500
Median gross rent: $1,845
Housing units: 3,895
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,75911,394

Median household income

$144,922$168,487

Median home value

$374,000$488,500

Median gross rent

$1,511$1,845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,759	$144,922	$374,000	$1,511
2020	11,855	$141,406	$395,200	$1,313
2021	11,381	$145,000	$409,200	$1,636
2022	11,385	$160,417	$451,900	$1,700
2023	11,394	$168,487	$488,500	$1,845

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1725.7%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	939	8.2%
5 to 17	2,923	25.7%
18 to 24	325	2.9%
25 to 34	1,037	9.1%
35 to 44	1,934	17.0%
45 to 54	1,480	13.0%
55 to 64	1,506	13.2%
65 to 74	903	7.9%
75 and over	347	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,347	90.8%
Black or African American	140	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	226	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.3%
Two or more races	393	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	249	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.7%

High school graduate4.9%

Some college or associate's11.8%

Bachelor's degree38.4%

Graduate or professional degree44.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	0.7%
High school graduate	353	4.9%
Some college or associate's	851	11.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,768	38.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,182	44.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,699	66.9%
Carpooled	281	5.1%
Public transit	28	0.5%
Walked	141	2.5%
Bicycle	31	0.6%
Worked from home	1,321	23.9%
Other means	29	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,592	37.8%
15 to 29 min	1,978	47.0%
30 to 44 min	427	10.1%
45 to 59 min	160	3.8%
60+ min	52	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 3.5% (395 of 11,394)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,205	83.9%
Nonfamily households	617	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,822	98.1%
Vacant	73	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,604	94.3%
Renter-occupied	218	5.7%

1-unit, detached96.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,750	96.3%
1-unit, attached	16	0.4%
2 to 4 units	42	1.1%
5 to 19 units	49	1.3%
20 or more units	26	0.7%
Mobile home & other	12	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2623980
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 42.9466, -85.6068