Demographics
| POPULATION |
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| City of Grand Rapids |
194,341 |
| Kent County |
599,667 |
| GR Combined Statistical Area* |
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| Population |
1,323,287 |
| Ranking among 120 CSAs |
32 |
| Median age |
34.6 |
| Black Alone |
88,647 |
(6.7%) |
| Hispanic or Latino |
93,416 |
(7.1%) |
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| AGES (Combined Statistical Area) |
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| Under 17 years |
351,740 |
(26.6%) |
| 18 to 24 |
141,540 |
(10.7%) |
| 25 to 44 |
367,753 |
(27.8%) |
| 45 to 64 |
315,622 |
(23.9%) |
| 65+ |
146,632 |
(11.1%) |
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HOUSEHOLDS |
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| City of Grand Rapids |
72,469 |
| Kent County |
224,150 |
| GR Combined Statistical Area* |
484,871 |
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| INCOME—CSA |
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| Average household income |
$65,849 |
| Median household income |
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$48,775 |
| Per Capita income |
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$25,129 |
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| HOUSING |
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| Average apartment rent |
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$619 |
| Median owned-occupied housing value |
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$139,679 |
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AGES (Combined Statistical Area)
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| TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (634,101 Workers) |
| Less than 15 minutes |
33.8% |
| 15-29 minutes |
41.1% |
| 30-44 minutes |
16.0% |
| 45-59 minutes |
5.1% |
| 60 or more minutes |
4.0% |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT—CSA |
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(25 years and older) |
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High school graduates, No additional education |
32.3% |
| Some college or associates degree |
30.6% |
| Bachelor’s degree |
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14.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
6.9% |
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TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
(634,101 Workers)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT—CSA
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BUSINESS—GRAND RAPIDS CSA
Employment Base |
| Total |
610,091 |
% |
| Manufacturing |
136,091 |
22.3% |
| Trade, Transportation, Utilities |
108,505 |
17.8% |
| Health Care, Social, Education |
79,798 |
13.1% |
| Professional Services |
72,662 |
11.9% |
| Government |
67,075 |
11.0% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
51,572 |
8.5% |
| Natural Resources, Construction |
29,743 |
4.9% |
| Other Services |
24,995 |
4.1% |
| Information |
7,778 |
1.3% |
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| ESTABLISHMENTS—CSA |
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| Businesses with employees |
30,800 |
| Without employees |
76,104 |
| Total Businesses |
106,904 |
| Manufacturers |
3,997 |
% Businesses with employees, Employing
less than 50 people |
98.2% |
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| CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE—CSA |
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| Civilian Labor Force |
698,609 |
| Employment |
657,809 |
| Unemployed |
40,800 |
| Unemployment Rate |
5.8% |
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| CSA RANKINGS (compared to 120 CSAs) |
Ranking |
| Population |
32 |
| Under 19 |
14 |
| 20-34 |
29 |
| 35-44 |
20 |
| 45-54 |
10 |
| 55-64 |
36 |
| 65+ |
45 |
| Employment |
33 |
| Income Per Capita |
58 |
| Retail Sales Per Capita |
43 |
*Combined Statistical Area (CSA)= Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa Counties. |
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BUSINESS—GRAND RAPIDS CSA
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MAJOR PRODUCTS
Office furniture systems, auto parts, industrial
machinery, biopharmaceuticals, tool and dies, plastics, home appliances, commercial printing, electronic equipment, scientific instruments, food processing |
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| TOP CSA EMPLOYERS |
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| Spectrum Health |
13,000 |
| Meijer Inc. |
7,000 |
| Herman Miller Inc. |
5,920 |
| Steelcase Inc. |
5,000 |
| Alticor, Inc. |
3,900 |
| Axios Incorporated |
3,886 |
| Wal-Mart |
3,432 |
| Johnson Controls |
3,250 |
| Spartan Stores, Inc. |
2,989 |
| Grand Rapids Public Schools |
2,885 |
| Saint Mary’s Health Care |
2,700 |
| General Motors |
2,500 |
| Perrigo Co. |
2,500 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
2,500 |
| City of Grand Rapids |
2,491 |
| Metro Health Hospital |
2,200 |
| Gentex Corporation |
2,186 |
| Lacks Enterprises Inc. |
2,175 |
| Kent County |
2,128 |
| Grand Valley State University |
2,023 |
| Howmet / Alcoa |
2,000 |
| Fifth Third Bank |
1,990 |
| Mercy General Health Partners |
1,957 |
| Wolverine World Wide |
1,925 |
| Haworth Inc. |
1,900 |
| Benteler Automotive |
1,700 |
| Smiths Aerospace |
1,600 |
| Dematic Corp. |
1,500 |
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| CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT |
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Museums |
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Gerald R. Ford Museum
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Public Museum of Grand Rapids |
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| Dance & Music |
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Blue Lakes Fine Arts Music Camp
Grand Rapids Ballet
Grand River Folk Arts Society
Grand Rapids Symphony
Opera Grand Rapids
St. Cecilia Music Society
Schubert Male Chorus
West Shore Symphony |
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| Sports Teams & Events |
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Grand Rapids Rampage Arena Football
Griffins International Hockey League
Fifth Third River Bank Run
Muskegon Fury Hockey
Whitecaps Class A Minor League Baseball |
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RECREATION
Golf
The highest percentage of golfers per capita in the U.S.!
Water
No more than 20 minutes from a lake or river.
Biking
671 miles of trails in West Michigan
Snow
In Michigan, 5,600 miles of snowmobile trails and dozens of downhill skiing resorts
Theater
Actors’ Theatre
Broadway Theatre Guild
Circle Theatre
Frauenthal Theatre
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre (one of the oldest in the U.S.)
Heritage Theatre Group
Jewish Theater
Master Arts Theatre
Spectrum Theater
Other Attractions
Devos Hall
John Ball Zoological Garden
Lake Michigan beaches
Frederik Meijer Botanical Gardens
Skate parks (8 in metropolitan area)
Van Andel Arena
TRANSPORTATION
Air
Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Passenger Airlines 8
Passengers More than 2 million
Major Carriers
American, American Eagle,
Continental, Continental Express,
Delta, Midwest Connect,
United, United Express Cargo—
Approximately 239,000 lbs. of air cargo pass
through the airport daily totaling 87 million lbs a year.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern, CSX, Grand Rapids Eastern, and Mid-Michigan plus Amtrak passenger service
CLIMATE
Average Temperatures:
January, 21.8°F;
July 71.6°F;
Annual Precipitation:
37.1 inches of rain,
71.9 inches of snow |
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