East Grand Rapids, MI

Census Place

2024 Population

11,445

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

3.56%

2.58% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$166,610

1.11% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$521,300

6.71% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,705

Population & Diversity

East Grand Rapids, MI is home to a population of 11.4k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.74% of East Grand Rapids, MI residents were born outside of the country (543 people).

In 2024, there were 26.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.2k people) in East Grand Rapids, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 386 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 261 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of East Grand Rapids, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Grand Rapids, MI was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in East Grand Rapids, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Grand Rapids, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.2k ± 291
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
386 ± 158
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
261 ± 121

2.64%

Hispanic Population

302 people

2.64% of the people in East Grand Rapids, MI are hispanic (302 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Grand Rapids, MI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Michigan.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
83,098 ± 7,048 people
India
80,532 ± 6,939 people
Iraq
55,181 ± 5,751 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 83,098 Michigan residents, followed by India with 80,532 and Iraq with 55,181.

Foreign-Born Population

4.74%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

543 people

4.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

547 people

As of 2024, 4.74% of East Grand Rapids, MI residents (543 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Grand Rapids, MI was 4.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in East Grand Rapids, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
113 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
70 ± 44
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 22

East Grand Rapids, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in East Grand Rapids, MI.

Economy

The economy of East Grand Rapids, MI employs 5.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Grand Rapids, MI were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,035 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (835 people), and Manufacturing (788 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($130,625), Manufacturing ($122,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,536).

Employment

Occupations

5.71k

2024 Value

± 451

1.77%

1 Year growth

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Grand Rapids, MI grew at a rate of 1.77%, from 5.61k employees to 5.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Grand Rapids, MI, are Management Occupations (1,203 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (558 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (549 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Grand Rapids, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.71k

2024 Value

± 451

1.77%

1 Year growth

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Grand Rapids, MI grew at a rate of 1.77%, from 5.61k employees to 5.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Grand Rapids, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,035 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (835 people), and Manufacturing (788 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Grand Rapids, MI, though some of these residents may live in East Grand Rapids, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,795

Median earning men ± $10,959

$66,917

Median earning women ± $10,803

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($156,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($127,292), and Manufacturing ($123,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($105,179), Construction ($104,009), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,438).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Grand Rapids, MI was $521,300 in 2024, which is 1.57 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $488,500 to $521,300, a 6.71% increase. The homeownership rate in East Grand Rapids, MI is 93.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Grand Rapids, MI have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Grand Rapids, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$521,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,719

$3,566

Median Property Taxes

±$255

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Grand Rapids, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Grand Rapids, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

93.9%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.9% of the housing units in East Grand Rapids, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Grand Rapids, MI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$166,610

Median Household Income

± $17,646

3.8k

Number of Households

± 313

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.8k households in East Grand Rapids, MI declined from $166,610 from the previous year's value of $168,487.

The following chart displays the households in East Grand Rapids, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Grand Rapids, MI is from Michigan.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2024, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Michigan across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (26%)
Carpooled (5.18%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in East Grand Rapids, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26%) and those who carpooled to work (5.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Grand Rapids, MI have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.43% of the workforce in East Grand Rapids, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in East Grand Rapids, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Grand Rapids, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Grand Rapids, MI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.56% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Grand Rapids, MI (407 out of 11.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Grand Rapids, MI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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