Grand Rapids.
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Minnesota·Itasca County
5 tracts·13K people·$214K median·589/mi²
White 89 · Multiracial 5 · Other 3 · Hispanic 2 · Black 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 45 · Living alone 34 · Other 20
Health 39 · Retail 19 · Professional 12 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 23 · Service 17 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · 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 $213,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Grand Rapids has 11,207 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.3; the population is 88.9% White, 4.7% Multiracial, 2.7% Other, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Black and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.5% (Census ACS).
East Rapids Elementary (61%) and West Rapids Elementary (52%) lead the elementary schools; ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (48%) and MIDDLE AREA LEARNING CENTER (3%) lead the middle schools; GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH (44%) and GRAND RAPIDS AREA LEARNING CENTER (1%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,090/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Grand Rapids is $61,029 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Grand Rapids, median rent is $1,090/month and the median home value is $213,800 (Census ACS).
Grand Rapids reported 1.7 violent crimes and 7.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 3°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 29 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Grand Rapids are cold wave (97), strong wind (90) and lightning (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.01g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Grand Rapids, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).