Great Lakes Christian's Living Circumstances

Grand Ledge Public Schools Overview

Great Lakes Christian College located in Grand Ledge Public Schools area. A total of 15,482 households are located in Grand Ledge Public Schools area. Among them, 3,871 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.92 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,245 and 8,097 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.09% (734) of residents are non-citizens and 6.01% (2,111) 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 Grand Ledge Public Schools, Michigan
Household	15,482
Population	35,098
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,871 (25.00%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,245
Total Students	8,097
Pre-Kindergarten	449
Kindergarten	556
Grade 1-8	3,102
Grade 9-12	1,568
College/Graduate School	2,422
Veterans	28,262
Non-citizen	734
Non-English Home Language	2,111
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

29,024 residents are over the age of 16 and 18,898 people are in labor force. Among them, 18,873 people are in civilian labor force and 25 are in armed labor force. 18,166 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.70%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,749	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,518	87.43%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,144	6.45%
Public transportation	73	0.41%
Walked	281	1.58%
Other method	129	0.73%
Worked from home	604	3.40%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,166	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,192	45.10%
Service	2,709	14.91%
Sales and office	3,935	21.66%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,208	6.65%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,122	11.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,166	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	162	0.89%
Construction	819	4.51%
Manufacturing	1,901	10.46%
Wholesale trade	403	2.22%
Retail trade	1,929	10.62%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	704	3.88%
Information	300	1.65%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,814	9.99%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,473	8.11%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,247	23.38%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,344	7.40%
Other services, except public administration	978	5.38%
Public administration	2,092	11.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,166	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,703	75.43%
Government workers	3,748	20.63%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	694	3.82%
Unpaid family workers	21	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $87,614 for the 15,482 households in Grand Ledge Public Schools area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $41,715. 34,224 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.00%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,482	-
Less than $10,000	413	2.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	463	2.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	898	5.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,304	8.42%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,961	12.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,248	20.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,818	18.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,548	16.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,038	6.70%
More than $200,000	791	5.11%
Median Household Income	$70,133	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$87,614	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,281	-
Less than $10,000	136	1.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	216	2.33%
$15,000 - $24,999	318	3.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	404	4.35%
$35,000 - $49,999	748	8.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,809	19.49%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,860	20.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,149	23.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	967	10.42%
More than $200,000	674	7.26%

Median Family Income	$87,165	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$107,364	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$41,715	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,024	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,024	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,282	-
With health insurance coverage	34,224	97.00%
Public coverage	11,119	31.51%
Private health insurance	29,809	84.49%
Without health insurance coverage	1,058	3.00%

Housing

There are 16,154 housing units in Grand Ledge Public Schools area, Michigan with 15,482 units (95.84%) occupied. 10,851 houses (70.09%) are occupied by owner and 4,631 houses (29.91%) are rented. The average housing value is $181,100 and the average rental cost is $919. 193 houses (1.19%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,062 houses (12.76%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,154	-
Occupied	15,482	95.84%
Owner Occupied	10,851	70.09%
Renter Occupied	4,631	29.91%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,483	64.89%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	941	5.83%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,080	25.26%
Mobile Homes	650	4.02%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,154	-
Built 2014 or later	193	1.19%
Built 2010 - 2013	207	1.28%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,250	13.93%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,207	19.85%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,108	13.05%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,839	17.57%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,398	14.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	890	5.51%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,062	12.76%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,154	-
1 room	181	1.12%
2 rooms	380	2.35%
3 rooms	1,243	7.69%
4 rooms	2,012	12.46%
5 rooms	2,662	16.48%
6 rooms	2,684	16.62%
7 rooms	2,197	13.60%
8 rooms	2,157	13.35%
9 rooms or more	2,638	16.33%
Median Number of Rooms	6.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,154	-
no bedroom	190	1.18%
1 bedroom	1,951	12.08%
2 bedrooms	3,612	22.36%
3 bedrooms	6,812	42.17%
4 bedrooms	3,091	19.13%
5 bedrooms or more	498	3.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,851	-
Less than $50,000	630	5.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	792	7.30%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,177	20.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,015	27.79%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,196	29.45%
$300,000 - $499,999	903	8.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	130	1.20%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.07%
Median House Value	$181,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,500	-
Less than $500	225	5.00%
$500 - $999	2,640	58.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,462	32.49%
$1,500 - $1,999	105	2.33%
$2,000 - $2,499	47	1.04%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	21	0.47%
Median Rental Costs	$919	-

Demographic

A total of 35,380 people lives in Grand Ledge Public Schools area, Michigan with 16,926 male and 18,454 female. The males to female ratio is 47.84 to 52.16. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	35,380	-
Male	16,926	47.84%
Female	18,454	52.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	35,380	-
Under 5 years	1,959	5.54%
5 - 9 years	1,917	5.42%
10 - 14 years	2,040	5.77%
15 - 19 years	1,913	5.41%
20 - 24 years	1,992	5.63%
25 - 34 years	4,818	13.62%
35 - 44 years	4,328	12.23%
45 - 54 years	4,446	12.57%
55 - 59 years	2,701	7.63%
60 - 64 years	2,958	8.36%
65 - 74 years	3,712	10.49%
75 - 84 years	1,814	5.13%
85 years and older	782	2.21%
Median Age	41.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	35,380	-
One Race	34,531	97.60%
White	31,724	89.67%
Black or African American	1,450	4.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native	125	0.35%
Asian	881	2.49%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28	0.08%
Other	323	0.91%

Two or more races	849	2.40%
White and Black or African American	306	0.86%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	182	0.51%
White and Asian	205	0.58%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%