Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
1.16M
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.8
0.546% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.69%
2.53% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$82,874
3.21% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$285,300
9.06% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
590,951
0.608% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.3% of the residents in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI are Grand Valley State University (6,170 degrees awarded in 2023), Grand Rapids Community College (1,839 degrees), and Davenport University (1,356 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI was $285,300, and the homeownership rate was 74.6%.

Most people in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: The spectacular skyline of Grand Rapids, Michigan sits right on the Grand River.
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Population & Diversity

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI is home to a population of 1.16M people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.61% of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI residents were born outside of the country (76.8k people).

In 2024, there were 12.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (887k people) in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 71.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 50.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.3%
2024 Citizenship
96.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.3% of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    887k ± 1.7k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    71.7k ± 1.72k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    50.6k ± 2.61k
10.1%
Hispanic Population
117k people

In 2024, there were 12.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (887k people) in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 71.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 50.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.1% of the people in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI are hispanic (117k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. Iraq
    54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.61%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
76.8k people
6.39%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
73.7k people

As of 2024, 6.61% of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI residents (76.8k 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI was 6.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    16,310 ± 732
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9,899 ± 899
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    6,675 ± 651

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI employs 591k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI were Manufacturing (116,996 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (85,336 people), and Retail Trade (64,560 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($94,884), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($89,955), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,484).

Employment

Occupations

591k
2024 Value
± 6,289
0.608%
1 Year growth
± 1.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI grew at a rate of 0.608%, from 587k employees to 591k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, are Management Occupations (63,595 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (60,578 people), and Production Occupations (59,010 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

591k
2024 Value
± 6,289
0.608%
1 Year growth
± 1.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI grew at a rate of 0.608%, from 587k employees to 591k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, are Manufacturing (116,996 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (85,336 people), and Retail Trade (64,560 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, though some of these residents may live in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,903
Median earning men ± $795
$39,304
Median earning women ± $631

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,513), Public Administration ($74,606), and Wholesale Trade ($73,388).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,074), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,362), and Wholesale Trade ($48,740).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,893
    Construction
  2. 1,724
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. 1,568
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $7.11M
    Manufacturing
  2. $4.24M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $2.62M
    Wholesale Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.788%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI awarded 13,459 degrees. The student population of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 21,882 male students and 31,662 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI are White (9,912 and 75.9%), Hispanic or Latino (953 and 7.3%), Black or African American (798 and 6.11%), and Unknown (595 and 4.56%).

The largest universities in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI by number of degrees awarded are Grand Valley State University (6,170 and 45.8%), Grand Rapids Community College (1,839 and 13.7%), and Davenport University (1,356 and 10.1%).

The most popular majors in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI are Liberal Arts & Sciences (775 and 5.76%), Registered Nursing (705 and 5.24%), and General Business Administration & Management (590 and 4.38%).

The median tuition costs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI are $28,300 for private four year colleges, and $14,978 and $21,154 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 53,544 (40.9% men and 59.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 53,544 students enrolled in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 36,754 records, of which 59.4% were women and 40.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    388 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    536 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    452 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI was General Business Administration & Management with 388 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Grand Valley State University
    6,170 degrees awarded
  2. Grand Rapids Community College
    1,839 degrees awarded
  3. Davenport University
    1,356 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Grand Valley State University with 6,170 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 5,069 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, which is 0.604 times less than the 8,390 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 9,912 degrees mean that there were 10.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 953 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($875) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,008) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI was $285,300 in 2024, which is 0.858 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $261,600 to $285,300, a 9.06% increase. The homeownership rate in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI is 74.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$285,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,130
$328,536
Median Property Taxes
±$4,045

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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.6%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.6% of the housing units in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$82,874
Median Household Income
± $875
440k
Number of Households
± 4,992

In 2024, the median household income of the 440k households in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI grew to $82,874 from the previous year's value of $80,296.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI is from Michigan.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.4%)
  3. Carpooled (7.93%)

In 2024, 75.3% of workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.93%).

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.

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Commute Time

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI (110k out of 1.13M 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

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Health

95.3% of the population of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI has health coverage, with 57.1% on employee plans, 13.4% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.793% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,276 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Michigan

Primary care physicians in Michigan see an average of 1,276 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.69%
Uninsured
57.1%
Employer Coverage
13.4%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
0.793%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI declined by 0.865% from 4.73% to 4.69%.

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