GVSU's Living Circumstances

Allendale Public School District Overview

Grand Valley State University located in Allendale Public School District area. A total of 7,035 households are located in Allendale Public School District area. Among them, 2,302 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.35 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,634 and 14,137 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.70% (359) of residents are non-citizens and 4.23% (896) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Allendale Public School District, Michigan
Household	7,035
Population	21,160
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,302 (32.72%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,634
Total Students	14,137
Pre-Kindergarten	318
Kindergarten	243
Grade 1-8	2,117
Grade 9-12	1,071
College/Graduate School	10,388
Veterans	20,649
Non-citizen	359
Non-English Home Language	896
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

21,335 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,329 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,310 people are in civilian labor force and 19 are in armed labor force. 13,397 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Allendale Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,851	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,307	80.20%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	881	6.86%
Public transportation	244	1.90%
Walked	939	7.31%
Other method	27	0.21%
Worked from home	453	3.53%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,397	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,079	30.45%
Service	3,216	24.01%
Sales and office	3,246	24.23%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,090	8.14%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,766	13.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,397	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	191	1.43%
Construction	667	4.98%
Manufacturing	1,886	14.08%
Wholesale trade	288	2.15%
Retail trade	1,685	12.58%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	507	3.78%
Information	109	0.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	566	4.22%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	847	6.32%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,814	28.47%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,096	15.65%
Other services, except public administration	533	3.98%
Public administration	208	1.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,397	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,785	87.97%
Government workers	1,176	8.78%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	427	3.19%
Unpaid family workers	9	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,419 for the 7,035 households in Allendale Public School District area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $11,647. 24,279 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.57%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,035	-
Less than $10,000	484	6.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	250	3.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	966	13.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	576	8.19%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,018	14.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,330	18.91%
$75,000 - $99,999	778	11.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,154	16.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	252	3.58%
More than $200,000	227	3.23%
Median Household Income	$55,646	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,419	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,995	-
Less than $10,000	81	2.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	80	2.00%
$15,000 - $24,999	166	4.16%
$25,000 - $34,999	80	2.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	556	13.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	849	21.25%
$75,000 - $99,999	679	17.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,091	27.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	186	4.66%
More than $200,000	227	5.68%

Median Family Income	$80,902	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$90,417	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$11,647	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,523	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,523	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,405	-
With health insurance coverage	24,279	95.57%
Public coverage	4,352	17.13%
Private health insurance	21,876	86.11%
Without health insurance coverage	1,126	4.43%

Housing

There are 7,485 housing units in Allendale Public School District area, Michigan with 7,035 units (93.99%) occupied. 3,880 houses (55.15%) are occupied by owner and 3,155 houses (44.85%) are rented. The average housing value is $203,900 and the average rental cost is $972. 888 houses (11.86%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 544 houses (7.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,485	-
Occupied	7,035	93.99%
Owner Occupied	3,880	55.15%
Renter Occupied	3,155	44.85%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,988	53.28%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	483	6.45%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,522	33.69%
Mobile Homes	492	6.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,485	-
Built 2014 or later	888	11.86%
Built 2010 - 2013	432	5.77%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,974	26.37%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,553	20.75%
Built 1980 - 1989	934	12.48%
Built 1970 - 1979	660	8.82%
Built 1960 - 1969	238	3.18%
Built 1950 - 1959	262	3.50%
Built 1949 or earlier	544	7.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,485	-
1 room	14	0.19%
2 rooms	11	0.15%
3 rooms	614	8.20%
4 rooms	835	11.16%
5 rooms	1,431	19.12%
6 rooms	1,872	25.01%
7 rooms	873	11.66%
8 rooms	820	10.96%
9 rooms or more	1,015	13.56%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,485	-
no bedroom	14	0.19%
1 bedroom	120	1.60%
2 bedrooms	1,698	22.69%
3 bedrooms	2,459	32.85%
4 bedrooms	2,693	35.98%
5 bedrooms or more	501	6.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,880	-
Less than $50,000	185	4.77%
$50,000 - $99,999	151	3.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	394	10.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,130	29.12%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,388	35.77%
$300,000 - $499,999	557	14.36%
$500,000 - $999,999	59	1.52%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.41%
Median House Value	$203,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,071	-
Less than $500	78	2.54%
$500 - $999	1,527	49.72%
$1,000 - $1,499	675	21.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	364	11.85%
$2,000 - $2,499	427	13.90%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$972	-

Demographic

A total of 25,481 people lives in Allendale Public School District area, Michigan with 11,923 male and 13,558 female. The males to female ratio is 46.79 to 53.21. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,481	-
Male	11,923	46.79%
Female	13,558	53.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,481	-
Under 5 years	1,317	5.17%
5 - 9 years	1,194	4.69%
10 - 14 years	1,344	5.27%
15 - 19 years	5,434	21.33%
20 - 24 years	6,959	27.31%
25 - 34 years	2,501	9.82%
35 - 44 years	2,014	7.90%
45 - 54 years	1,933	7.59%
55 - 59 years	690	2.71%
60 - 64 years	678	2.66%
65 - 74 years	766	3.01%
75 - 84 years	422	1.66%
85 years and older	229	0.90%
Median Age	21.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,481	-
One Race	24,559	96.38%
White	22,641	88.85%
Black or African American	902	3.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native	141	0.55%
Asian	372	1.46%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	503	1.97%

Two or more races	922	3.62%
White and Black or African American	289	1.13%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	334	1.31%
White and Asian	163	0.64%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.03%