Living in Grand Rapids Public Schools, Michigan

Overview

A total of 73,187 households are located in Grand Rapids Public Schools area. Among them, 19,831 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.23 people. The total number of children in the region is 50,908 and 50,204 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7% (13,746) of residents are non-citizens and 15% (28,464) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Grand Rapids Public Schools, Michigan
Household	73,187
Population	184,018
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	19,831 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	50,908
Total Students	50,204
Pre-Kindergarten	2,855
Kindergarten	2,263
Grade 1-8	18,217
Grade 9-12	8,695
College/Graduate School	18,174
Veterans	149,611
Non-citizen	13,746
Non-English Home Language	28,464
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

153,881 residents are over the age of 16 and 105,666 people are in labor force. Among them, 105,555 people are in civilian labor force and 111 are in armed labor force. 98,972 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Grand Rapids Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	96,996	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	72,858	75.11%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	10,831	11.17%
Public transportation	3,638	3.75%
Walked	3,869	3.99%
Other method	2,036	2.10%
Worked from home	3,764	3.88%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	98,972	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	34,850	35.21%
Service	19,143	19.34%
Sales and office	20,454	20.67%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,162	7.24%
Production, transportation, and material moving	17,363	17.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	98,972	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,693	1.71%
Construction	4,217	4.26%
Manufacturing	16,343	16.51%
Wholesale trade	3,271	3.30%
Retail trade	10,662	10.77%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,284	3.32%
Information	1,913	1.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,130	5.18%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10,584	10.69%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	24,938	25.20%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	11,097	11.21%
Other services, except public administration	4,389	4.43%
Public administration	1,451	1.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	98,972	-
Private wage and salary workers	88,203	89.12%
Government workers	6,311	6.38%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,358	4.40%
Unpaid family workers	100	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,886 for the 73,187 households in Grand Rapids Public Schools area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $27,423. 172,341 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.42%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	73,187	-
Less than $10,000	5,959	8.14%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,551	4.85%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,550	11.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,468	10.20%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,960	14.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	14,082	19.24%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,184	12.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,683	11.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,551	3.49%
More than $200,000	2,199	3.00%
Median Household Income	$50,142	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,886	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	39,993	-
Less than $10,000	2,136	5.34%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,227	3.07%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,373	8.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,729	9.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,548	13.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,128	20.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,248	15.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,990	14.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,042	5.11%
More than $200,000	1,572	3.93%

Median Family Income	$62,273	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,044	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,423	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,406	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,406	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	188,510	-
With health insurance coverage	172,341	91.42%
Public coverage	74,840	39.70%
Private health insurance	117,230	62.19%
Without health insurance coverage	16,169	8.58%

Housing

There are 79,268 housing units in Grand Rapids Public Schools area, Michigan with 73,187 units (92.33%) occupied. 41,062 houses (56.11%) are occupied by owner and 32,125 houses (43.89%) are rented. The average housing value is $143,600 and the average rental cost is $921. 1,008 houses (1.27%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 37,079 houses (46.78%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	79,268	-
Occupied	73,187	92.33%
Owner Occupied	41,062	56.11%
Renter Occupied	32,125	43.89%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	47,596	60.04%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,103	5.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	27,350	34.50%
Mobile Homes	219	0.28%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	79,268	-
Built 2014 or later	1,008	1.27%
Built 2010 - 2013	990	1.25%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,350	4.23%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,345	5.48%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,109	6.45%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,714	8.47%
Built 1960 - 1969	8,107	10.23%
Built 1950 - 1959	12,566	15.85%
Built 1949 or earlier	37,079	46.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	79,268	-
1 room	2,631	3.32%
2 rooms	2,992	3.77%
3 rooms	7,276	9.18%
4 rooms	10,773	13.59%
5 rooms	13,054	16.47%
6 rooms	15,141	19.10%
7 rooms	10,609	13.38%
8 rooms	7,435	9.38%
9 rooms or more	9,357	11.80%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	79,268	-
no bedroom	2,839	3.58%
1 bedroom	10,580	13.35%
2 bedrooms	22,291	28.12%
3 bedrooms	29,053	36.65%
4 bedrooms	11,717	14.78%
5 bedrooms or more	2,788	3.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	41,062	-
Less than $50,000	1,911	4.65%
$50,000 - $99,999	7,997	19.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,313	29.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,924	24.17%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,245	15.21%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,063	5.02%
$500,000 - $999,999	540	1.32%
$1,000,000 or more	69	0.17%
Median House Value	$143,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	31,155	-
Less than $500	3,309	10.62%
$500 - $999	15,264	48.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,466	30.38%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,036	6.54%
$2,000 - $2,499	890	2.86%
$2,500 - $2,999	154	0.49%
$3,000 or more	36	0.12%
Median Rental Costs	$921	-

Demographic

A total of 191,624 people lives in Grand Rapids Public Schools area, Michigan with 94,496 male and 97,128 female. The males to female ratio is 49.31 to 50.69. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	191,624	-
Male	94,496	49.31%
Female	97,128	50.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	191,624	-
Under 5 years	13,316	6.95%
5 - 9 years	11,232	5.86%
10 - 14 years	10,818	5.65%
15 - 19 years	12,841	6.70%
20 - 24 years	19,739	10.30%
25 - 34 years	38,742	20.22%
35 - 44 years	21,183	11.05%
45 - 54 years	19,264	10.05%
55 - 59 years	11,108	5.80%
60 - 64 years	9,813	5.12%
65 - 74 years	12,810	6.68%
75 - 84 years	6,654	3.47%
85 years and older	4,104	2.14%
Median Age	31.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	191,624	-
One Race	180,880	94.39%
White	130,130	67.91%
Black or African American	35,019	18.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native	734	0.38%
Asian	3,641	1.90%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	73	0.04%
Other	11,283	5.89%

Two or more races	10,744	5.61%
White and Black or African American	5,136	2.68%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,474	0.77%
White and Asian	1,286	0.67%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	467	0.24%

Living in Grand Rapids Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic