Kent County, Michigan

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Kent County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for total population (105th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	663,150	10,077,761	334,922,499	105th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$82,631	$72,875	$80,734	491st of 3,221
Median Age	35.9	40.2	38.9	2887th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.8%	32.4%	35.7%	258th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$289,900	$231,600	$332,700	677th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,243	$1,129	$1,413	486th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	13.2%	12.5%	2410th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	5.7%	5.2%	1798th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	781.2	178.0	n/a	232nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.9%	7.2%	14.1%	475th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	556th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.3%	73.2%	65.2%	2259th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	24.2	26.4	2352nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.3%	13.5%	15.1%	490th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2704th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.0%	46.1%	46.9%	1473rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.8%	n/a	n/a	410th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.7%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.4%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.8	45.3	61.4

Age in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	35.9	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.9%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	256,648	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.2%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.9%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.0%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	34.3%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,992	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.0%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.4%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	269,136	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.9%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.5%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.7%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,217	$2,904	n/a

Education in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	7.7%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.4%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.1%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.1%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.7%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.8%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.2%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.9%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Kent County, Michigan

Statistic	Kent County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.1%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.9%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.0%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.9%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.4%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.3%	8.5%	16.7%

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