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Grand Rapids, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $237,900 (it was $91,100 in 2000)
Grand Rapids:

$237,900
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $179,000 - $314,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $241,543
Here:

$241,543
State:

$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $214,934
Here:

$214,934
State:

$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $287,408
Here:

$287,408
State:

$219,481

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,749
Here:

$199,749
State:

$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,136
Here:

$221,136
State:

$192,733

Mobile homes: $19,470
Here:

$19,470
State:

$72,868

Total population: 193,792 (All urban)

Houses: 88,725 (84,397 occupied: 44,659 owner occupied, 39,738 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

47%
State:

27%

Housing density: 1,988 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $268,947.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,117 (lower quartile is $845, upper quartile is $1,409)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,645


Median gross rent in Grand Rapids, MI in 2022: $1,276

Housing units in Grand Rapids with a mortgage: 29,989 (2,749 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 2,340 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 794

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $92,266

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $68,769

Median monthly housing costs: $1,170

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Grand Rapids, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 196,904
  • Male householders: 39,523 (12,711 living alone), Female householders: 44,874 (18,026 living alone)
  • 25,833 spouses (25,529 opposite-sex spouses), 10,097 unmarried partners, (8,650 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 46,365 children (44,032 natural, 1,273 adopted, 1,060 stepchildren), 1,723 grandchildren, 2,577 brothers or sisters, 2,211 parents, 0 foster children, 4,019 other relatives, 12,575 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,107

Size of family households: 19,045 2-persons, 10,301 3-persons, 5,846 4-persons, 2,668 5-persons, 1,858 6-persons, 749 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 30,737 1-person, 10,699 2-persons, 1,252 3-persons, 1,045 4-persons, 152 5-persons, 45 6-persons.

19,640 married couples with children.
13,964 single-parent households (2,501 men, 11,463 women).

83.0% of residents of Grand Rapids speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 21,359 (10.8%)
(34.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 311no bedroom
  • 1,3141 bedroom
  • 8,4692 bedrooms
  • 22,6873 bedrooms
  • 9,6494 bedrooms
  • 2,2295+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 2,950no bedroom
  • 11,8691 bedroom
  • 15,0682 bedrooms
  • 7,0513 bedrooms
  • 1,9464 bedrooms
  • 8545+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Rapids in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Rapids in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,655no vehicle
  • 16,1051 vehicle
  • 20,7112 vehicles
  • 3,9703 vehicles
  • 1,9004 vehicles
  • 3185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Rapids in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Rapids in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,077no vehicle
  • 20,6461 vehicle
  • 10,7712 vehicles
  • 1,9793 vehicles
  • 9924 vehicles
  • 2735+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 1951 room
  • 1672 rooms
  • 1,5003 rooms
  • 2,5844 rooms
  • 6,5085 rooms
  • 9,9526 rooms
  • 8,9047 rooms
  • 5,8448 rooms
  • 9,0059+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 2,3801 room
  • 4,6662 rooms
  • 7,9803 rooms
  • 9,1474 rooms
  • 6,2375 rooms
  • 4,1736 rooms
  • 2,9787 rooms
  • 1,3018 rooms
  • 8769+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Grand Rapids, MI
  • Grand Rapids, MI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Grand Rapids, MI in 2022
  • 4,666Less than $10,000
  • 7,001$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,375$20,000 to $29,999
  • 8,141$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,394$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5,301$50,000 to $59,999
  • 10,460$60,000 to $74,999
  • 13,244$75,000 to $99,999
  • 8,746$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,032$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,200$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,837$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Grand Rapids, MI

  • Distribution of house value in Grand Rapids, MI in 2022
  • 233Less than $10,000
  • 165$10,000 to $14,999
  • 455$15,000 to $19,999
  • 148$20,000 to $24,999
  • 32$25,000 to $29,999
  • 85$40,000 to $49,999
  • 96$50,000 to $59,999
  • 167$60,000 to $69,999
  • 343$70,000 to $79,999
  • 769$80,000 to $89,999
  • 310$90,000 to $99,999
  • 2,363$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,177$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,191$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,894$175,000 to $199,999
  • 10,431$200,000 to $249,999
  • 7,596$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,374$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,774$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,780$500,000 to $749,999
  • 243$750,000 to $999,999
  • 33$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Grand Rapids, MI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Grand Rapids, MI in 2022
  • 355Less than $100
  • 205$100 to $149
  • 212$150 to $199
  • 469$200 to $249
  • 423$250 to $299
  • 545$300 to $349
  • 320$350 to $399
  • 260$500 to $549
  • 184$550 to $599
  • 705$600 to $649
  • 1,627$650 to $699
  • 1,487$700 to $749
  • 1,105$750 to $799
  • 3,996$800 to $899
  • 3,109$900 to $999
  • 9,469$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7,347$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6,032$1,500 to $1,999
  • 615$2,000 to $2,499
  • 55$2,500 to $2,999
  • 325$3,500 or more
  • 893No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.9%
Number of people working at home: 14,401 (13.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,652
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 12,511
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 18,809
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 23,281
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 16,540
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7,720
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,561
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,577
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,052
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,946
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,949
  • 90 or more minutes: 796
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Grand Rapids

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 111,730 (76.6%)
  • Carpooled: 9,272 (6.4%)
  • Bus: 2,132 (1.5%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 56 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 2,769 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 981 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 4,574 (3.1%)
  • Worked at home: 14,401 (9.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 10.8%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 1.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 10.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 7.0%Males
  • 9.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 8,7542010 or later
  • 4,5692000 to 2009
  • 4,4591990 to 1999
  • 4,3861980 to 1989
  • 1,3671970 to 1979
  • 1,767Before 1970
Ancestries in Grand Rapids, MI

First ancestries reported:

  • Dutch: 11,181 (12.0%)
  • German: 6,141 (6.6%)
  • American: 4,044 (4.3%)
  • Polish: 3,928 (4.2%)
  • Irish: 3,341 (3.6%)
  • English: 2,730 (2.9%)
  • European: 2,342 (2.5%)
  • Italian: 1,267 (1.4%)
  • African: 1,056 (1.1%)
  • Somali: 789 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 572 (0.6%)
  • Yugoslavian: 562 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 540 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 516 (0.6%)
  • French: 461 (0.5%)
  • Syrian: 449 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 395 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 347 (0.4%)
  • Ethiopian: 319 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 275 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 271 (0.3%)
  • British: 222 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 205 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 186 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 183 (0.2%)
  • Liberian: 176 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 176 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 174 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 161 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 148 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 143 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 143 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 140 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 127 (0.1%)
  • Latvian: 126 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 123 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 121 (0.1%)
  • Iraqi: 118 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 107 (0.1%)
  • Zimbabwean: 99 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 87 (0.09%)
  • Scandinavian: 73 (0.08%)
  • Welsh: 71 (0.08%)
  • Sudanese: 66 (0.07%)
  • Albanian: 54 (0.06%)
  • Ghanaian: 48 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 48 (0.05%)
  • Romanian: 46 (0.05%)
  • Iranian: 45 (0.05%)
  • Serbian: 45 (0.05%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 40 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 33 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 25 (0.03%)
  • Israeli: 21 (0.02%)
  • Maltese: 20 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 20 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 18 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 13 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 11 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 9 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 9 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Brazilian: 6 (0.01%)
  • South African: 5 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Grand Rapids:

28.5% (5,954)
Michigan:

10.9% (75,965)

Guatemala
Grand Rapids:

15.1% (3,151)
Michigan:

1.0% (7,097)

Other Eastern Africa
Grand Rapids:

6.7% (1,394)
Michigan:

0.5% (3,687)

Korea
Grand Rapids:

4.1% (854)
Michigan:

3.0% (20,884)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Grand Rapids:

3.5% (726)
Michigan:

0.2% (1,416)

India
Grand Rapids:

3.4% (706)
Michigan:

11.1% (77,240)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Grand Rapids:

3.3% (698)
Michigan:

4.9% (34,295)

Burma (Myanmar)
Grand Rapids:

2.7% (561)
Michigan:

0.6% (4,087)

Congo
Grand Rapids:

2.1% (431)
Michigan:

0.1% (963)

Honduras
Grand Rapids:

1.9% (399)
Michigan:

0.5% (3,798)

Vietnam
Grand Rapids:

1.9% (388)
Michigan:

1.8% (12,679)

Netherlands
Grand Rapids:

1.8% (381)
Michigan:

0.5% (3,681)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Grand Rapids:

1.7% (350)
Michigan:

0.9% (6,009)

Canada
Grand Rapids:

1.7% (349)
Michigan:

5.0% (35,052)

Iraq
Grand Rapids:

1.6% (338)
Michigan:

8.1% (55,954)

Cuba
Grand Rapids:

1.6% (338)
Michigan:

0.9% (6,481)

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

  • This state: 138,039
  • Other state: 35,580
  • Northeast: 4,609
  • Midwest: 13,740
  • South: 11,046
  • West: 6,185

79.9% of Grand Rapids residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72.4% lived in Michigan.


Grand Rapids:

79.9%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 883
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 690
  • 5th and 6th grade: 311
  • 7th and 8th grade: 794
  • 9th grade: 651
  • 10th grade: 717
  • 11th grade: 846
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,310
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,002
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,899
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,632
  • Associate degree: 4,113
  • Bachelor's degree: 16,583
  • Master's degree: 5,358
  • Professional school degree: 1,527
  • Doctorate degree: 1,633
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,809
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 647
  • 5th and 6th grade: 695
  • 7th and 8th grade: 453
  • 9th grade: 415
  • 10th grade: 323
  • 11th grade: 425
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,232
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,709
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,132
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,685
  • Associate degree: 5,646
  • Bachelor's degree: 20,494
  • Master's degree: 8,023
  • Professional school degree: 1,339
  • Doctorate degree: 854
Educational Attainment for Females
Grand Rapids marital status for males
Grand Rapids marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 48,443
  • One, attached: 5,473
  • Two: 7,515
  • 3 or 4: 6,310
  • 5 to 9: 4,867
  • 10 to 19: 2,944
  • 20 to 49: 3,863
  • 50 or more: 9,143
  • Mobile homes: 167
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Grand Rapids
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Grand Rapids, MI
  • 93.8%Utility gas
  • 4.6%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Grand Rapids, MI
  • 71.3%Utility gas
  • 25.1%Electricity
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,270
Here:

26.5%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,704
Here:

22.1%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,132
Here:

36.5%
Michigan:

14.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability