Grand Rapids.
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Michigan·Kent County
56 tracts·197K people·$245K median·4,408/mi²
White 57 · Black 18 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 34 · Living alone 34 · Other 32
Health 37 · Professional 21 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 12 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 16 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 14 · Walk 4 · Transit 3 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Grand Rapids is $244,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Grand Rapids has 198,535 residents across 51 census tracts and 37 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.3; the population is 57.5% White, 17.5% Black, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 2.8% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 41.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.9% (Census ACS).
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center (65%), Kent Education CenterOakleigh (50%) and CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary (47%) lead the elementary schools; John Ball Park Zoo School (66%), Center for Economicology (64%) and Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle (18%) lead the middle schools; City High Middle School (68%), Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy (22%) and Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue (22%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,266/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Grand Rapids is $69,108 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Grand Rapids, median rent is $1,266/month and the median home value is $244,500 (Census ACS).
Grand Rapids reported 8.8 violent crimes and 30.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Grand Rapids are strong wind (62), landslide (56) and tornado (53), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Grand Rapids, 3.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).