Grand Rapids, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Grand Rapids, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 197,846 (All urban) Houses: 78,003 (73,291 occupied: 43,814 owner occupied, 29,477 renter occupied) % of renters here:   40% State:   26% Housing density: 1747 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Grand Rapids, Michigan on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Grand Rapids: bad areas?  (46 replies) Grand Rapids for progressive minded?  (60 replies) Hows the single life in Grand Rapids?  (11 replies) Possible move to Grand Rapids, areas to consider.  (31 replies) HELP! What's the Best School High School for Genius Child Around Grand Rapids?  (25 replies) How many people are moving to Grand Rapids- From out of state  (28 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $121,100 (lower quartile is $94,400, upper quartile is $151,900) Median contract rent in 2005: $566 (lower quartile is $451, upper quartile is $699) Housing units in Grand Rapids with a mortgage: 27,540 (1,945 second mortgage, 3,384 home equity loan, 158 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 11,826 Median year house/condo built: 1950 Median year apartment built: 1950 Household type by relationship Households: 188,156 In family households: 151,520 (30,106 male householders, 14,828 female householders) 30,659 spouses, 58,899 children (54,952 natural, 1,622 adopted, 2,325 stepchildren), 3,536 grandchildren, 2,553 brothers or sisters, 1,155 parents, 3,577 other relatives, 6,207 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 36,636 (12,923 male householders (9,495 living alone)), 15,479 female householders (13,108 living alone)), 8,234 nonrelatives In group quarters: 9,690 (4,661 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 17,059 2-persons, 10,050 3-persons, 8,537 4-persons, 5,164 5-persons, 2,440 6-persons, 1,684 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 22,603 1-person, 4,453 2-persons, 796 3-persons, 320 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons. 29,789 married couples with children. 17,331 single-parent households (2,703 men, 14,628 women). 83.9% of residents of Grand Rapids speak English at home. 11.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all). 2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 20,814 (10.5%) (24.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Grand Rapids, MI: Less than $10,000: 58 $10,000 to $14,999: 148 $15,000 to $19,999: 192 $20,000 to $24,999: 259 $25,000 to $29,999: 373 $30,000 to $34,999: 488 $35,000 to $39,999: 688 $40,000 to $49,999: 1920 $50,000 to $59,999: 2762 $60,000 to $69,999: 3306 $70,000 to $79,999: 4095 $80,000 to $89,999: 4775 $90,000 to $99,999: 4443 $100,000 to $124,999: 7156 $125,000 to $149,999: 4300 $150,000 to $174,999: 1991 $175,000 to $199,999: 901 $200,000 to $249,999: 858 $250,000 to $299,999: 353 $300,000 to $399,999: 193 $400,000 to $499,999: 35 $500,000 to $749,999: 49 $750,000 to $999,999: 8 $1,000,000 or more: 15

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Grand Rapids: Less than $100: 433 $100 to $149: 895 $150 to $199: 565 $200 to $249: 762 $250 to $299: 1111 $300 to $349: 1979 $350 to $399: 2902 $400 to $449: 4586 $450 to $499: 3708 $500 to $549: 3145 $550 to $599: 2770 $600 to $649: 1972 $650 to $699: 1308 $700 to $749: 762 $750 to $799: 336 $800 to $899: 466 $900 to $999: 231 $1,000 to $1,249: 547 $1,250 to $1,499: 43 $1,500 to $1,999: 52 $2,000 or more: 128 No cash rent: 723

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.9%
Number of people working at home: 2,428 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 2902 5 to 9 minutes: 11340 10 to 14 minutes: 17624 15 to 19 minutes: 20510 20 to 24 minutes: 15712 25 to 29 minutes: 5335 30 to 34 minutes: 7657 35 to 39 minutes: 824 40 to 44 minutes: 1003 45 to 59 minutes: 2388 60 to 89 minutes: 1867 90 or more minutes: 1073

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 69,397 (77%) Carpooled: 11,649 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,906 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Railroad: 12 (0%) Ferryboat: 17 (0%) Taxi: 221 (0%) Motorcycle: 37 (0%) Bicycle: 370 (0%) Walked: 3,598 (4%) Other means: 1,015 (1%) Worked at home: 2,428 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 7872 $10,000 to $14,999: 4860 $15,000 to $19,999: 5363 $20,000 to $24,999: 5494 $25,000 to $29,999: 5237 $30,000 to $34,999: 5405 $35,000 to $39,999: 4925 $40,000 to $44,999: 4709 $45,000 to $49,999: 3910 $50,000 to $59,999: 6570 $60,000 to $74,999: 7674 $75,000 to $99,999: 6485 $100,000 to $124,999: 2314 $125,000 to $149,999: 976 $150,000 to $199,999: 864 $200,000 or more: 678

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 60464
• Dutch: 26072
• German: 16903
• Polish: 12037
• Irish: 9770
• English: 8485
• United States or American: 5996
• Italian: 3222
• Subsaharan African:: 2477
• French (except Basque): 2422
• African: 1857
• Swedish: 1716
• Scotch-Irish: 1445
• Scottish: 1376
• Yugoslavian: 1201
• French Canadian: 1197
• Arab:: 1075
• Lithuanian: 1000
• European: 898
• Norwegian: 790
• Russian: 529
• Danish: 515
• Lebanese: 469
• Greek: 408
• Hungarian: 402
• Ethiopian: 388
• Welsh: 340
• Latvian: 317
• Canadian: 303
• British: 297
• Finnish: 265
• Swiss: 247
• Czech: 229
• Northern European: 223
• Ukrainian: 196
• Austrian: 193
• Arab/Arabic: 186
• Jordanian: 182
• Belgian: 169
• Albanian: 152
• Scandinavian: 151
• Pennsylvania German: 138
• Syrian: 136
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 136
• Romanian: 121
• Armenian: 121
• Croatian: 93
• Iranian: 80
• Nigerian: 77
• Czechoslovakian: 69
• Slovak: 67
• Serbian: 62
• Portuguese: 60
• Liberian: 58
• Brazilian: 57
• Slavic: 42
• Eastern European: 40
• Moroccan: 38
• Australian: 37
• Other Arab: 35
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 35
• Slovene: 33
• Jamaican: 32
• West Indian: 29
• Bulgarian: 29
• Celtic: 28
• Sudanese: 25
• Ghanian: 24
• Palestinian: 23
• Turkish: 22
• Maltese: 21
• Other Subsaharan African: 19
• German Russian: 18
• Dutch West Indian: 15
• Kenyan: 11
• Ugandan: 11
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
• British West Indian: 8
• Belizean: 8
• South African: 7
• Egyptian: 6
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 5
• Haitian: 4
• Israeli: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 137692
• Northeast: 4657
• Midwest: 14304
• South: 13536
• West: 4640

52% of Grand Rapids residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 922
• Nursery to 4th grade: 464
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,685
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,763
• 9th grade: 1,627
• 10th grade: 2,025
• 11th grade: 2,079
• 12th grade, no diploma: 2,634
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,960
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,453
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,056
• Associate degree: 3,572
• Bachelor's degree: 9,022
• Master's degree: 3,342
• Professional school degree: 1,078
• Doctorate degree: 694

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 810
• Nursery to 4th grade: 325
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,204
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,787
• 9th grade: 1,540
• 10th grade: 2,465
• 11th grade: 2,439
• 12th grade, no diploma: 2,372
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,910
• Less than 1 year of college: 4,743
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,831
• Associate degree: 4,691
• Bachelor's degree: 9,718
• Master's degree: 3,423
• Professional school degree: 646
• Doctorate degree: 299

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 16.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.2%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $40,546
• Black householders: $25,761
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,432
• Asian householders: $41,786
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $73,083
• Some other race householders: $35,120
• Two or more races householders: $29,715
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $35,301

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,900
• Black or African American householders: $71,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $69,300
• Asian householders: $105,700
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $400,000
• Some other race householders: $60,600
• Two or more races householders: $83,400
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $60,900

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 45,677
• One, attached: 3,420
• Two: 10,427
• 3 or 4: 5,230
• 5 to 9: 4,234
• 10 to 19: 3,049
• 20 to 49: 1,579
• 50 or more: 4,187
• Mobile homes: 200

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,600

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Michigan:	11.2%

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Michigan:	8.7%

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Michigan:	16.5%

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