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Grand Rapids Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights….

Grand Rapids Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

196,608

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
14.8%
18 - 24:
13.2%
25 - 34:
20.5%
35 - 54:
22.2%
55 - 64:
9.8%
Over 65 Years:
12.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.9%
5.9%
89.0%
89.0%
40.1%
40.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Grand Rapids
USA
$33,953
$33,953
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Grand Rapids
USA
$65,526
$65,526
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.6%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Finance
Construction
Administration
Transportation
Wholesale
16.7%
16.7%
15.8%
15.8%
11.1%
11.1%
8.9%
8.9%
8.3%
8.3%
8.1%
8.1%
4.8%
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
4.2%
4.2%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
3.1%
3.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
57.5%
57.5%
17.4%
17.4%
16.1%
16.1%
5.9%
5.9%
2.8%
2.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Dutch
Irish
English
Polish
Italian
French
Scottish
European
Swedish
Other Subsaharan African
African
Norwegian
British
Scots-Irish
Welsh
French Canadian
Danish
Lithuanian
Hungarian
13.6%
13.6%
12.0%
12.0%
7.7%
7.7%
7.4%
7.4%
6.3%
6.3%
3.1%
3.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Italian
African languages
Langs. of India
Arabic
Chinese
French
Korean
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
Other Asian languages
West Germanic languages
Vietnamese
Russian
Other Indo-European
Greek
Slavic languages
Native American languages
83.2%
83.2%
11.1%
11.1%
3.9%
3.9%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Grand Rapids Residents

11.3%