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Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI Market Area


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2022 population: 2,108,945   ( 128,198 from 2010 , 8,621 from 2020)
Land area: 8831.3 square miles
Population density: 238.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,662,309 78.82% 2.5%
Black:152,5617.23% 10.3%
Indian:9,1210.43% 7.0%
Asian:47,4772.25% 50.0%
2+ races:53,5882.54% 36.7%
Hispanic:183,8898.72% 32.3%
Total non-White:446,63621.18% 24.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:52,761 12.6
Deaths:47,69511.4
Net Migration: -1,761-0.4
Net Immigration: 4,4631.1
Change in White population:40,092 2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:88,106 4.4




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
1,980,747
1,622,21781.90%
138,2526.98%
8,5240.43%
31,6601.60%
39,2121.98%
138,9967.02%
358,53018.10%

2000
1,903,860
1,615,69484.86%
127,0276.67%
9,0840.48%
24,5541.29%
27,5361.45%
97,9655.15%
288,16615.14%

1990
1,688,555
1,514,42489.69%
108,2756.41%
9,2770.55%
15,2960.91%
n/a
41,2832.44%
174,13110.31%

1980
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n/a
0?%
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1970
1,417,860
1,324,92093.45%
69,4164.90%
2,9810.21%
1,4030.10%
n/a
16,3451.15%
92,940 6.55%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
258,205 13.6
141,3917.4
-53,217-2.8
30,5031.6
6,523 0.3
70,364 3.7
1990's
NumberRate
271,163 16.1
142,0608.4
35,7132.1
15,6270.9
101,270 6.0
114,035 6.8
1980's
NumberRate
267,985 ?
127,724 ?
-3,187 -?
n/a
n/a
n/a
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,145 0.2
n/a
-1,324,920 -93.4
-92,940 -6.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI Market Area
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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
37.5
481,117 22.8%
1,627,828 77.2%
339,368 16.1%
800,993
2.55
532,347 66.5%
407,931 76.6%
48,099 9.0%
268,646 33.5%

2010
NumberPercent
36.5
499,063 25.2%
1,481,684 74.8%
249,950 12.6%
748,572
2.57
508,750 68.0%
385,617 75.8%
53,678 10.6%
239,822 32.0%

2000
NumberPercent
34.0
521,136 27.4%
1,382,724 72.6%
217,027 11.4%
703,538
2.62
491,991 69.9%
390,876 79.4%
48,567 9.9%
211,547 30.1%

1990
NumberPercent
31.6
471,710 27.9%
1,216,845 72.1%
193,714 11.5%
609,556
2.69
446,424 73.2%
365,831 81.9%
41,436 9.3%
163,132 26.8%

1980
NumberPercent
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2022 Housing Data for Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units885,331 
Median Value$209,613 
Occupied800,99390.5%
Vacant84,3389.5%
Owned593,78574.1%
Rented207,20825.9%
Median Rent$996 
Single-Family Units663,33274.9%
    Detached628,02670.9%
    Attached35,3064.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units114,61112.9%
Mobile Homes59,5896.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00031,6804.0%
$10,000 to $14,99928,3013.5%
$15,000 to $19,99926,5663.3%
$20,000 to $24,99930,1223.8%
$25,000 to $29,99933,5584.2%
$30,000 to $34,99930,9633.9%
$35,000 to $39,99931,8944.0%
$40,000 to $44,99931,5793.9%
$45,000 to $49,99932,2934.0%
$50,000 to $59,99962,4127.8%
$60,000 to $74,99983,53510.4%
$75,000 to $99,999117,31014.6%
$100,000 to $124,99984,32910.5%
$125,000 to $149,99958,3647.3%
$150,000 to $199,99961,0447.6%
$200,000 or more57,0437.1%
Median Household Income71,366 
Per Capita Income35,989 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI39,0484.9%
Public Assistance20,1632.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps91,90611.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed889,30672.7%
Unemployed46,7923.8%
In Armed Forces9250.1%
Total Labor Force937,02376.6%
Not in Labor Force286,60323.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector416,073312,92557.1%
Non-Profit35,88976,35132.0%
Self-Employed53,47532,20462.4%
Local Government21,95736,37837.6%
State Government10,52313,93043.0%
Federal Government6,8645,48455.6%
Total Private + Self469,548345,12957.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.75,233132,14336.3%
Total544,781477,27253.3%
Pct. Govt.9.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts154,93215.1%
Sales and Office Occupations199,75319.5%
Professional, Technical218,63221.4%
Service Occupations162,87915.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8,2120.8%
All others287,43928.1%
White Collar 56.0%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing222,349646.7%
Health care and social assistance145,465423.1%
Retail trade110,699322.0%
Educational services82,106238.8%
Accommodation and food services70,327204.5%
Construction61,774179.7%
Professional, scientific, technical50,372146.5%
Other services48,633141.4%
Finance and insurance37,577109.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.36,765106.9%
Transportation and warehousing36,068104.9%
Wholesale trade28,87184.0%
Public administration26,38276.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation16,53948.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting15,87446.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing14,68842.7%
Information11,02132.1%
Utilities6,29618.3%
Management1,2643.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5651.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican125,3885.97%
Puerto Rican14,1130.67%
Cuban5,0500.24%
Dominican3,4640.17%
Total Central American13,0890.62%
Costa Rican6910.03%
Guatemalan8,6260.41%
Honduran1,3420.06%
Nicaraguan3670.02%
Panamanian8380.04%
Salvadoran1,2200.06%
Other Central American50.00%
Total South American5,5740.27%
Argentinean3360.02%
Bolivian690.00%
Chilean6290.03%
Colombian2,3130.11%
Ecuadorian5500.03%
Paraguayan870.00%
Peruvian8980.04%
Uruguayan260.00%
Venezuelan6660.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic10,3480.49%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian8,2760.39%
Vietnamese6,3400.30%
Chinese5,6020.27%
Korean5,2760.25%
Burmese3,9740.19%
Filipino3,1250.15%
Laotian1,8970.09%
Japanese1,6560.08%
Cambodian1,1350.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,807,82291.5%
Spanish94,5434.8%
German, other Germanic11,6050.6%
Other Indo-European11,5300.6%
Other Asian10,2320.5%
Other9,0440.5%
Arabic6,7260.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5,6510.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun4,9290.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German393,96718.8%
Dutch276,98813.2%
English209,57510.0%
Irish198,8739.5%
Polish113,6165.4%
American84,2154.0%
Italian58,4102.8%
French50,7382.4%
European46,9512.2%
Scottish36,2351.7%
Swedish33,9261.6%
Norwegian18,9360.9%
French Canadian15,7690.8%
Scotch-Irish12,0370.6%
Danish11,6660.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,038,65697.1%
Not a citizen60,7212.9%
Native1,988,85494.7%
Foreign-born110,5235.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
39,679 2.8%71,315 5.1%416,572 29.7%445,644 31.8%278,184 19.9%149,724 10.7%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 39,679 2.8%
9-12 Years 71,315 5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 416,572 29.7%
Some College 445,644 31.8%
Bach. Degree 278,184 19.9%
Grad Degree 149,724 10.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 867,314 808,932 58,382 6.7%
1991 858,457 790,208 68,249 8.0%
1992 868,870 800,386 68,484 7.9%
1993 896,846 839,731 57,115 6.4%
1994 930,572 880,698 49,874 5.4%
1995 940,621 897,422 43,199 4.6%
1996 952,568 910,525 42,043 4.4%
1997 980,472 944,233 36,239 3.7%
1998 996,741 964,652 32,089 3.2%
1999 1,017,742 984,949 32,793 3.2%
2000 1,024,116 988,615 35,501 3.5%
2001 1,029,871 978,346 51,525 5.0%
2002 1,004,021 943,253 60,768 6.1%
2003 1,006,507 936,896 69,611 6.9%
2004 1,019,474 953,699 65,775 6.5%
2005 1,032,384 969,292 63,092 6.1%
2006 1,036,962 970,347 66,615 6.4%
2007 1,027,399 961,360 66,039 6.4%
2008 1,015,232 940,769 74,463 7.3%
2009 995,812 877,644 118,168 11.9%
2010 986,516 879,012 107,504 10.9%
2011 978,799 893,374 85,425 8.7%
2012 985,289 910,208 75,081 7.6%
2013 999,395 928,066 71,329 7.1%
2014 1,022,595 963,950 58,645 5.7%
2015 1,037,081 990,989 46,092 4.4%
2016 1,051,342 1,008,042 43,300 4.1%
2017 1,057,769 1,015,728 42,041 4.0%
2018 1,066,892 1,030,026 36,866 3.5%
2019 1,069,414 1,034,579 34,835 3.3%
2020 1,058,195 973,685 84,510 8.0%
2021 1,033,375 981,117 52,258 5.1%
2022 1,057,125 1,015,679 41,446 3.9%
2023 1,099,078 1,059,626 39,452 3.6%
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