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49505

Grand Rapids, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
32,426
Median household income
$74,906
People below poverty
15.3%
Median home value
$246,700

Income

The median income of households in 49505 was $74,906. An estimated 5.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.8
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6
$75,000 to $99,999 16
$100,000 to $149,999 21.7
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62610
Female 56212

An estimated 79.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,892. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.5
Social Security 24.6
Retirement income 21.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 3.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.5

In 2020-2024, 14.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49505 in 2020-2024, 95.8% had health insurance coverage and 4.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.6% and public coverage was 38.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.6%.


In 2020-2024, 49505 had a total population of 32,426 - 16,646 (51.3%) females and 15,780 (48.7%) males. The median age was 34.9 years. An estimated 21.4% of the population was under 18 years, 40.6% was 19 to 44 years, 21% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49505 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1233 852
5 to 9 804 920
10 to 14 1019 1226
15 to 19 662 830
20 to 24 868 1130
25 to 29 1624 1817
30 to 34 1627 1642
35 to 39 1053 1454
40 to 44 1048 881
45 to 49 815 769
50 to 54 890 757
55 to 59 889 835
60 to 64 1029 835
65 to 69 764 779
70 to 74 682 756
75 to 79 340 435
80 to 84 222 233
85 and over 211 495

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.8% were White; 13% were Black or African American; 5.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 5.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.4% of the people in 49505 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 70% of the people in 49505 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,710 households in 49505. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.6% of the households in 49505 while cohabiting couple households made up 9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.4% of all households, while 22% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.6% of all households.

In 49505, 26.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.6
Cohabiting Couples 9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.1% of males and 38.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.9 41.1
Now married, except separated 44.1 38.6
Separated 0.9 0.5
Widowed 3.6 7.7
Divorced 9.4 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49505, 628 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.9% of the people living in 49505 were U.S. natives. 78.9% of the 49505 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.1% of 49505 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49505 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 49505.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 20.7
Asia 39.3
Europe 10.2
Africa 25.1
Northern America 4.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49505 in 2020-2024, 7.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.7% of people at least five years old; 2.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 49505 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.2
Different house, same county 8.9
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 41.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49505 was 7,404 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 413 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,244. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,747.

Educational Attainment of People in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.2
High school diploma or equivalency 22.3
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 9.7
Bachelor's degree 28.7
Graduate or professional degree 12.9

Disability

In 49505, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.5% of people under 18 years old, to 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49505, 66.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,864 86.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,657 9.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 695 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49505 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 2.8
Manufacturing 15.2
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 9.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 6
Public administration 4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49505 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,145 47.3
Service occupations 2,810 16.3
Sales and office occupations 3,523 20.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 619 3.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,131 12.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.3% of 49505 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.8
Walked 1.5
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 15.1

In 2020-2024, 49505 had a total of 14,232 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 26.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.8
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49505 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 59.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49505 had 13,710 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 522 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.7% while renters occupied 34.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.36 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.23.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.9% and another 12.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49505:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 89.8
Electricity 9.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49505 was $246,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.5 % had a mortgage. 31.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,367 and for owners without a mortgage it was $507.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49505 was $1,324. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.