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49512

Grand Rapids, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
18,373
Median household income
$71,329
People below poverty
6.2%
Median home value
$314,900

Income

The median income of households in 49512 was $71,329. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5
$35,000 to $49,999 15.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 19.8
$150,000 to $199,999 7.5
$200,000 or more 8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61761
Female 47236

An estimated 81.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,177. 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 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.7
Social Security 25.9
Retirement income 20.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.1
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5

In 2020-2024, 5.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49512 in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 80.9% and public coverage was 29.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 49512 had a total population of 18,373 - 9,071 (49.4%) females and 9,302 (50.6%) males. The median age was 35.1 years. An estimated 17.4% of the population was under 18 years, 42.2% was 19 to 44 years, 20.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49512 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 241 410
5 to 9 649 291
10 to 14 615 381
15 to 19 766 636
20 to 24 698 777
25 to 29 939 750
30 to 34 977 1011
35 to 39 676 584
40 to 44 624 718
45 to 49 474 501
50 to 54 550 437
55 to 59 440 433
60 to 64 443 535
65 to 69 524 478
70 to 74 217 342
75 to 79 188 177
80 to 84 84 202
85 and over 197 408

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.9% were White; 21.5% were Black or African American; 4.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.6% were Asian; 13.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.6% of the people in 49512 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 59.2% of the people in 49512 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,305 households in 49512. The average household size was 2.12 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.8% of the households in 49512 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.8% of all households, while 24.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.1% of all households.

In 49512, 19.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.7% of males and 42.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.5 33.2
Now married, except separated 47.7 42.6
Separated 0.4 1.8
Widowed 2.9 7.6
Divorced 4.6 14.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49512, 139 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 81.3% of the people living in 49512 were U.S. natives. 62.3% of the 49512 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 18.7% of 49512 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 49.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49512 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 49512.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 6.5
Asia 41.4
Europe 23.2
Africa 28.4
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49512 in 2020-2024, 21.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.9% of people at least five years old; 11.3% 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 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.9
Other Indo-European languages 6.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.5
Other languages 5.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 49512 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.2
Different house, same county 11.5
Different county, same state 4.6
Different state 3.5
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49512 was 4,676 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 185 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,633. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,858.

Educational Attainment of People in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.3
High school diploma or equivalency 20.1
Some college, no degree 21.8
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 27.6
Graduate or professional degree 12.1

Disability

In 49512, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.3% of people under 18 years old, to 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49512, 69.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,228 85.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,090 10.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 480 4.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49512 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 4.6
Manufacturing 19.1
Wholesale trade 4.9
Retail trade 9.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.7
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49512 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,531 42
Service occupations 1,383 12.8
Sales and office occupations 1,909 17.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 464 4.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,511 23.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.1% of 49512 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2
Walked 2.2
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 10.9

In 2020-2024, 49512 had a total of 8,970 housing units. Of these housing units, 42.2% 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"). 56.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 42.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 56.2
Mobile homes 1.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49512 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 37% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49512 had 8,305 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 665 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 43% while renters occupied 57%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.6 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.76.

4.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.8% and another 10.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49512:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49512 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 79.1
Electricity 20.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49512 was $314,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.1 % had a mortgage. 40.9% 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 $1,715 and for owners without a mortgage it was $759.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49512 was $1,249. 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.