Living in Kentwood Public Schools, Michigan

Overview

A total of 25,434 households are located in Kentwood Public Schools area. Among them, 9,360 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.26 people. The total number of children in the region is 21,329 and 17,434 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9% (6,150) of residents are non-citizens and 20% (13,510) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Kentwood Public Schools, Michigan
Household	25,434
Population	67,329
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,360 (37%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	21,329
Total Students	17,434
Pre-Kindergarten	1,237
Kindergarten	1,464
Grade 1-8	6,957
Grade 9-12	4,276
College/Graduate School	3,500
Veterans	50,128
Non-citizen	6,150
Non-English Home Language	13,510
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

52,124 residents are over the age of 16 and 36,953 people are in labor force. Among them, 36,945 people are in civilian labor force and 8 are in armed labor force. 35,611 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,870	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	29,239	83.85%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,341	9.58%
Public transportation	302	0.87%
Walked	514	1.47%
Other method	495	1.42%
Worked from home	979	2.81%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,611	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,366	31.92%
Service	5,232	14.69%
Sales and office	8,079	22.69%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,582	4.44%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,352	26.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,611	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	124	0.35%
Construction	1,189	3.34%
Manufacturing	8,607	24.17%
Wholesale trade	1,484	4.17%
Retail trade	3,704	10.40%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,303	6.47%
Information	421	1.18%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,181	6.12%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,040	8.54%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,237	20.32%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,899	8.14%
Other services, except public administration	1,704	4.79%
Public administration	718	2.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,611	-
Private wage and salary workers	32,149	90.28%
Government workers	2,320	6.51%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,079	3.03%
Unpaid family workers	63	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,199 for the 25,434 households in Kentwood Public Schools area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $31,832. 63,983 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.37%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,434	-
Less than $10,000	1,036	4.07%
$10,000 - $14,999	833	3.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,429	9.55%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,931	11.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,554	13.97%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,108	24.02%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,340	13.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,347	13.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,111	4.37%
More than $200,000	745	2.93%
Median Household Income	$56,724	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,199	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,713	-
Less than $10,000	285	1.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	329	1.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,234	7.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,464	8.76%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,083	12.46%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,179	25.00%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,730	16.33%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,760	16.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,003	6.00%
More than $200,000	646	3.87%

Median Family Income	$66,817	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,990	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,832	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,031	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,031	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	67,800	-
With health insurance coverage	63,983	94.37%
Public coverage	22,980	33.89%
Private health insurance	48,334	71.29%
Without health insurance coverage	3,817	5.63%

Housing

There are 26,167 housing units in Kentwood Public Schools area, Michigan with 25,434 units (97.20%) occupied. 14,277 houses (56.13%) are occupied by owner and 11,157 houses (43.87%) are rented. The average housing value is $161,700 and the average rental cost is $901. 592 houses (2.26%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 982 houses (3.75%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,167	-
Occupied	25,434	97.20%
Owner Occupied	14,277	56.13%
Renter Occupied	11,157	43.87%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,933	45.60%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,663	10.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,816	37.51%
Mobile Homes	1,741	6.65%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,167	-
Built 2014 or later	592	2.26%
Built 2010 - 2013	377	1.44%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,623	13.85%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,567	21.27%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,106	19.51%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,435	16.95%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,189	12.19%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,296	8.77%
Built 1949 or earlier	982	3.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,167	-
1 room	491	1.88%
2 rooms	692	2.64%
3 rooms	2,637	10.08%
4 rooms	5,644	21.57%
5 rooms	5,190	19.83%
6 rooms	3,657	13.98%
7 rooms	2,634	10.07%
8 rooms	2,155	8.24%
9 rooms or more	3,067	11.72%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,167	-
no bedroom	567	2.17%
1 bedroom	3,395	12.97%
2 bedrooms	8,671	33.14%
3 bedrooms	8,695	33.23%
4 bedrooms	3,918	14.97%
5 bedrooms or more	921	3.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,277	-
Less than $50,000	1,490	10.44%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,420	9.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,163	22.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,024	28.19%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,217	22.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	847	5.93%
$500,000 - $999,999	102	0.71%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.10%
Median House Value	$161,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	10,908	-
Less than $500	611	5.60%
$500 - $999	6,438	59.02%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,253	29.82%
$1,500 - $1,999	493	4.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	82	0.75%
$2,500 - $2,999	31	0.28%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$901	-

Demographic

A total of 68,148 people lives in Kentwood Public Schools area, Michigan with 33,128 male and 35,020 female. The males to female ratio is 48.61 to 51.39. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	68,148	-
Male	33,128	48.61%
Female	35,020	51.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	68,148	-
Under 5 years	5,596	8.21%
5 - 9 years	4,948	7.26%
10 - 14 years	4,456	6.54%
15 - 19 years	4,854	7.12%
20 - 24 years	4,269	6.26%
25 - 34 years	12,184	17.88%
35 - 44 years	8,459	12.41%
45 - 54 years	7,690	11.28%
55 - 59 years	3,585	5.26%
60 - 64 years	4,236	6.22%
65 - 74 years	4,311	6.33%
75 - 84 years	2,347	3.44%
85 years and older	1,213	1.78%
Median Age	32.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	68,148	-
One Race	65,148	95.60%
White	43,126	63.28%
Black or African American	14,954	21.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	152	0.22%
Asian	5,969	8.76%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.05%
Other	913	1.34%

Two or more races	3,000	4.40%
White and Black or African American	1,497	2.20%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	233	0.34%
White and Asian	378	0.55%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	278	0.41%

Living in Kentwood Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic