Grand Rapids: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 602,000

1990: 937,891

2000: 1,088,514

Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 56th

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 48th

City Residents

1980: 181,843

1990: 189,126

2000: 197,800

2003 estimate: 195,601

Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 75th

U.S. rank in 1990: 83rd

U.S. rank in 2000: 107th (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 4,431.2 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 133,116

Black or African American: 40,373

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,454

Asian: 3,195

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 238

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 25,818

Other: 13,115

Percent of residents born in state: 69.6% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 16,335

Population 5 to 9 years old: 15,198

Population 10 to 14 years old: 13,903

Population 15 to 19 years old: 15,613

Population 20 to 24 years old: 18,413

Population 25 to 34 years old: 33,965

Population 35 to 44 years old: 28,350

Population 45 to 54 years old: 21,269

Population 55 to 59 years old: 6,681

Population 60 to 64 years old: 5,115

Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,204

Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,930

Population 85 years and older: 3,824

Median age: 30.4 years

Births (2003)

Total number: 3,785

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 1,748 (of which, 46 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $17,661

Median household income: $37,224

Total households: 73,217

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 3,389

$10,000 to $14,999: 2,002

$15,000 to $24,999: 5,633

$25,000 to $34,999: 5,740

$35,000 to $49,999: 8,640

$50,000 to $74,999: 10,439

$75,000 to $99,999: 5,072

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,736

$150,000 to $199,999: 710

$200,000 or more: 573

Percent of families below poverty level: 11.9% (47.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 11,292