Grand Rapids

Population: 197,768
Median household income: $65,526
Median home value: $225,500

Located in Kent County, Michigan, Grand Rapids is a community with a population of 197,768. The median household income of $65,526 is below the Kent County median ($80,390).

From 2019 to 2023, Grand Rapids's population held roughly steady from 198,401 to 197,768, while its median home value rose 57.3% from $143,400 to $225,500.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $1,191.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 197,768
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $65,526
Median home value: $225,500
Median gross rent: $1,191
Housing units: 85,145
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

198,401197,768

Median household income

$50,103$65,526

Median home value

$143,400$225,500

Median gross rent

$925$1,191

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	198,401	$50,103	$143,400	$925
2020	199,417	$51,333	$156,500	$947
2021	197,858	$55,385	$168,700	$1,013
2022	198,096	$61,634	$203,900	$1,138
2023	197,768	$65,526	$225,500	$1,191

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3420.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,080	6.6%
5 to 17	29,314	14.8%
18 to 24	26,106	13.2%
25 to 34	40,500	20.5%
35 to 44	24,811	12.5%
45 to 54	19,126	9.7%
55 to 64	19,406	9.8%
65 to 74	15,332	7.8%
75 and over	10,093	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113,635	57.5%
Black or African American	34,470	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	472	0.2%
Asian	5,589	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	30	0.0%
Some other race	1,144	0.6%
Two or more races	10,590	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,838	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,226	11.0%
High school graduate	28,077	21.7%
Some college or associate's	35,178	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	34,034	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17,753	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit3.1%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71,015	69.3%
Carpooled	9,165	8.9%
Public transit	3,188	3.1%
Walked	4,366	4.3%
Bicycle	972	0.9%
Worked from home	12,582	12.3%
Other means	1,162	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30,841	34.3%
15 to 29 min	43,611	48.5%
30 to 44 min	9,269	10.3%
45 to 59 min	3,088	3.4%
60+ min	3,059	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 18.6% (35,560 of 191,065)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,497	53.2%
Nonfamily households	37,447	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	79,944	93.9%
Vacant	5,201	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43,670	54.6%
Renter-occupied	36,274	45.4%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units14.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	48,233	56.6%
1-unit, attached	4,418	5.2%
2 to 4 units	13,280	15.6%
5 to 19 units	6,905	8.1%
20 or more units	12,050	14.2%
Mobile home & other	259	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2634000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 0.86 sq mi
Center point: 42.9612, -85.6556