Grandville, MI

Census Place

2024 Population

16,356

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.1

0.872% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.26%

12.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$78,442

0.139% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$271,300

Population & Diversity

Grandville, MI is home to a population of 16.4k people, from which 97.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.07% of Grandville, MI residents were born outside of the country (829 people).

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.2k people) in Grandville, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 528 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Grandville, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grandville, MI was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grandville, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.2k ± 562
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 472
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
528 ± 228

6.03%

Hispanic Population

986 people

6.03% of the people in Grandville, MI are hispanic (986 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grandville, 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

5.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

829 people

4.96%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

801 people

As of 2024, 5.07% of Grandville, MI residents (829 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 Grandville, MI was 4.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
265 ± 111
Gulf War (2001-)
128 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
69 ± 52

Grandville, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Grandville, MI.

Economy

The economy of Grandville, MI employs 9.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grandville, MI were Manufacturing (1,777 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,662 people), and Retail Trade (1,150 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($82,069), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($64,728), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,717).

Employment

Occupations

9.37k

2024 Value

± 829

1.14%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grandville, MI grew at a rate of 1.14%, from 9.26k employees to 9.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grandville, MI, are Management Occupations (1,130 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,037 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (823 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grandville, 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

9.37k

2024 Value

± 829

1.14%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grandville, MI grew at a rate of 1.14%, from 9.26k employees to 9.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grandville, MI, are Manufacturing (1,777 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,662 people), and Retail Trade (1,150 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grandville, MI, though some of these residents may live in Grandville, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,609

Median earning men ± $6,967

$37,058

Median earning women ± $4,246

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($142,981), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,969), and Manufacturing ($66,973).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,129), Construction ($57,969), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,015).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grandville, MI was $271,300 in 2024, which is 0.815 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $251,100 to $271,300, a 8.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Grandville, MI is 67.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grandville, MI have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grandville, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$271,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,946

$4,514

Median Property Taxes

±$506

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 Grandville, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.1%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.1% of the housing units in Grandville, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grandville, 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.

$78,442

Median Household Income

± $6,502

6.73k

Number of Households

± 661

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.73k households in Grandville, MI declined from $78,442 from the previous year's value of $78,551.

The following chart displays the households in Grandville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grandville, 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 (79.1%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)
Carpooled (6.66%)

In 2024, 79.1% of workers in Grandville, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.66%).

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

18 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grandville, MI have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.37% of the workforce in Grandville, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grandville, MI (1.17k out of 16.1k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grandville, MI is White, followed by Black 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.

Keep Exploring