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Kent County, MI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI
Designated Market Area: Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 659,083   ( 56,461 from 2010 , 1,099 from 2020)
Land area: 848.9 square miles
Population density: 776.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:476,403 72.28% 4.1%
Black:65,1509.88% 15.6%
Indian:2,1350.32% 2.9%
Asian:22,9613.48% 62.9%
2+ races:17,8372.71% 35.9%
Hispanic:74,59711.32% 27.7%
Total non-White:182,68027.72% 26.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:18,513 14.1
Deaths:12,8799.8
Net Migration: -6,919-5.3
Net Immigration: 2,0211.5
Change in White population:18,634 3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:37,827 6.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
602,622
457,76975.96%
56,3729.35%
2,0750.34%
14,0952.34%
13,1272.18%
58,4379.70%
144,85324.04%

2000
574,335
461,16280.29%
49,9948.70%
2,5280.44%
10,7911.88%
8,9751.56%
40,1837.00%
113,17319.71%

1990
500,631
439,43387.78%
39,5447.90%
2,6380.53%
5,6531.13%
n/a
13,3632.67%
61,19812.22%

1980
444,506
399,63189.90%
31,0356.98%
2,0260.46%
2,9870.67%
n/a
8,5421.92%
44,87510.10%

1970
411,044
381,74492.87%
22,8235.55%
1,1090.27%
3810.09%
n/a
4,5041.10%
29,300 7.13%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
86,851 15.1
38,1586.6
-27,350-4.8
15,9822.8
-3,393 -0.6
31,680 5.5
1990's
NumberRate
90,534 18.1
38,4607.7
-12,895-2.6
9,4651.9
21,729 4.3
51,975 10.4
1980's
NumberRate
87,171 19.6
35,624 8.0
7,483 1.7
n/a
39,802 9.0
16,323 3.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-8,617 -2.1
n/a
17,887 4.4
15,575 3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Kent County, MI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.6
155,537 23.6%
503,546 76.4%
93,213 14.1%
252,694
2.56
165,955 65.7%
126,922 76.5%
15,490 9.3%
86,739 34.3%

2010
NumberPercent
34.4
158,134 26.2%
444,488 73.8%
67,104 11.1%
227,239
2.60
152,149 67.0%
113,538 74.6%
17,618 11.6%
75,090 33.0%

2000
NumberPercent
32.6
162,288 28.3%
412,047 71.7%
59,789 10.4%
213,124
2.63
145,276 68.2%
112,955 77.8%
15,641 10.8%
67,848 31.8%

1990
NumberPercent
30.8
141,831 28.3%
358,800 71.7%
53,857 10.8%
182,318
2.68
130,573 71.6%
105,740 81.0%
12,894 9.9%
51,745 28.4%

1980
NumberPercent
28.4
131,467 29.6%
313,039 70.4%
45,298 10.2%
155,705
2.78
115,102 73.9%
96,060 83.5%
11,278 9.8%
40,603 26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Kent County, MI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units264,944 
Median Value$242,200 
Occupied252,69495.4%
Vacant12,2504.6%
Owned176,90570.0%
Rented75,78930.0%
Median Rent$1,111 
Single-Family Units189,96071.7%
    Detached173,41665.5%
    Attached16,5446.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units45,71717.3%
Mobile Homes9,9793.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kent County, MI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,3273.7%
$10,000 to $14,9998,9623.5%
$15,000 to $19,9997,6573.0%
$20,000 to $24,9998,3703.3%
$25,000 to $29,9998,8793.5%
$30,000 to $34,9998,0803.2%
$35,000 to $39,9999,8663.9%
$40,000 to $44,9999,8363.9%
$45,000 to $49,99910,0574.0%
$50,000 to $59,99918,6537.4%
$60,000 to $74,99924,7629.8%
$75,000 to $99,99936,25614.3%
$100,000 to $124,99927,97811.1%
$125,000 to $149,99920,1638.0%
$150,000 to $199,99921,6518.6%
$200,000 or more22,1978.8%
Median Household Income76,247 
Per Capita Income39,342 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state113 
Compared to U.S.96 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI11,5454.6%
Public Assistance7,4683.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps27,74611.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed291,76976.8%
Unemployed13,2903.5%
In Armed Forces1020.0%
Total Labor Force305,16180.3%
Not in Labor Force74,83619.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector136,865103,97256.8%
Non-Profit14,77131,05032.2%
Self-Employed18,22110,49163.5%
Local Government5,9799,71338.1%
State Government2,9963,77144.3%
Federal Government2,1861,63257.3%
Total Private + Self155,086114,46357.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.25,93246,16636.0%
Total181,018160,62953.0%
Pct. Govt.7.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts57,86316.9%
Sales and Office Occupations70,23720.5%
Professional, Technical82,19824.0%
Service Occupations50,92514.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,6500.5%
All others81,06423.7%
White Collar 61.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing64,56518.9%
Health care and social assistance53,00615.5%
Retail trade37,42010.9%
Educational services27,4108.0%
Professional, scientific, technical22,7786.7%
Accommodation and food services22,6296.6%
Construction19,0305.6%
Finance and insurance15,2674.5%
Other services15,2494.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.13,3663.9%
Transportation and warehousing13,1743.8%
Wholesale trade12,3183.6%
Public administration6,8092.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,2701.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,0931.5%
Information4,4221.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,4660.7%
Utilities1,3590.4%
Management5860.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction700.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kent County, MI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican45,4736.92%
Puerto Rican8,0281.22%
Cuban2,4730.38%
Dominican2,3330.35%
Total Central American8,3071.26%
Costa Rican3420.05%
Guatemalan5,8840.90%
Honduran8140.12%
Nicaraguan1520.02%
Panamanian4190.06%
Salvadoran6960.11%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2,8190.43%
Argentinean1240.02%
Bolivian230.00%
Chilean2740.04%
Colombian1,6020.24%
Ecuadorian2420.04%
Paraguayan280.00%
Peruvian4380.07%
Uruguayan210.00%
Venezuelan670.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3,4070.52%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese4,5610.69%
Indian3,4780.53%
Chinese3,1390.48%
Korean2,5160.38%
Burmese2,1040.32%
Filipino1,1290.17%
Japanese9630.15%
Bangladeshi3540.05%
Hmong1390.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English539,33087.6%
Spanish42,2006.9%
Other6,8621.1%
Other Indo-European5,5180.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,8300.6%
Vietnamese3,5770.6%
Other Asian3,3020.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,4430.4%
Chinese2,3600.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German116,95917.8%
Dutch100,70615.3%
Irish60,6079.2%
English59,7899.1%
Polish44,9806.8%
Italian20,8283.2%
American19,3963.0%
French14,8712.3%
European13,6292.1%
Scottish11,9701.8%
Swedish11,7611.8%
Norwegian5,4980.8%
French Canadian4,4950.7%
Danish4,0350.6%
British3,5490.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen626,55195.3%
Not a citizen30,7704.7%
Native602,42191.6%
Foreign-born54,9008.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kent County, MI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
14,187 3.2%19,042 4.3%104,903 23.9%130,867 29.9%108,970 24.9%60,061 13.7%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 14,187 3.2%
9-12 Years 19,042 4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 104,903 23.9%
Some College 130,867 29.9%
Bach. Degree 108,970 24.9%
Grad Degree 60,061 13.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Kent County, MI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 270,099 254,860 15,239 5.6% 7.7%
1991 268,309 248,679 19,630 7.3% 9.3%
1992 271,916 251,544 20,372 7.5% 9.1%
1993 280,319 264,239 16,080 5.7% 7.3%
1994 290,714 277,471 13,243 4.6% 6.1%
1995 297,411 286,134 11,277 3.8% 5.3%
1996 302,726 291,066 11,660 3.9% 4.9%
1997 313,336 303,556 9,780 3.1% 4.3%
1998 318,161 309,378 8,783 2.8% 4.0%
1999 325,655 316,359 9,296 2.9% 3.8%
2000 319,225 308,997 10,228 3.2% 3.6%
2001 322,892 307,417 15,475 4.8% 5.2%
2002 314,738 295,623 19,115 6.1% 6.2%
2003 313,728 291,111 22,617 7.2% 7.1%
2004 317,932 297,330 20,602 6.5% 7.0%
2005 322,124 303,395 18,729 5.8% 6.8%
2006 324,290 305,325 18,965 5.8% 7.0%
2007 323,134 303,869 19,265 6.0% 7.1%
2008 319,781 298,230 21,551 6.7% 8.2%
2009 312,565 279,174 33,391 10.7% 13.1%
2010 313,539 282,588 30,951 9.9% 12.2%
2011 314,702 289,956 24,746 7.9% 10.0%
2012 321,042 299,448 21,594 6.7% 9.0%
2013 327,984 307,705 20,279 6.2% 8.7%
2014 336,948 320,264 16,684 5.0% 7.2%
2015 344,072 330,959 13,113 3.8% 5.4%
2016 351,257 338,786 12,471 3.6% 5.0%
2017 355,638 343,435 12,203 3.4% 4.6%
2018 360,369 349,583 10,786 3.0% 4.2%
2019 361,906 351,699 10,207 2.8% 4.1%
2020 357,123 330,032 27,091 7.6% 9.9%
2021 349,619 333,242 16,377 4.7% 5.8%
2022 359,534 346,976 12,558 3.5% 4.2%
2023 374,650 362,728 11,922 3.2% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com