Statistical Data

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Greater Grand Rapids Demographic Data

Greater Grand Rapids' workforce is young, well educated, and highly adaptable. Over half the population is between the ages of 18 and 44, and more than half have completed some college training. The region is home to people of nearly every race, creed, color, religion and national origin — our public school students alone represent more than 40 languages and 53 countries!

Population

	Grand Rapids CSA*	Kent County	Michigan	United States
2014 Forecast	1,375,432	628,434	10,117,541	322,320,436
2009 Estimate	1,333,240	609,235	10,061,459	306,624,699
2000 Census	1,254,661	574,335	9,938,444	281,421,906
1990 Census	1,083,174	500,631	9,295,297	248,709,873

*Grand Rapids Combined Statistical Area (Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa counties)
Source: Claritas, Inc.; Posted 5/15/09

Race/Ethnicity

2009	Grand Rapids CSA*		Kent County		Michigan	United States
Total Population Estimate	1,333,240		609,235		10,061,459	306,624,699

Estimated Population by Single Race/Ethnicity Classification		%		%	%	%
White Alone	1,138,653	85.4	493,072	80.9	79.0	72.5
Black or African American Alone	87,946	6.6	54,871	9.0	14.2	12.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,332	0.5	3,143	0.5	0.6	0.9
Asian Alone	21,684	1.6	13,021	2.1	2.4	4.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	591	0.0	403	0.1	0.0	0.2
Some Other Race Alone	46,713	3.5	27,493	4.5	1.6	6.7
Two or More Races	30,321	2.3	17,232	2.8	2.3	2.9
Hispanic or Latino	100,560	7.5	58,148	9.5	4.1	15.5

*Grand Rapids Combined Statistical Area (Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa counties)
Source: Claritas, Inc.; Posted 5/15/09

Educational Attainment

2009	Grand Rapids CSA*		Kent County		Michigan	United States
Total Population Estimate Age 25+	849,778		381,791		6,662,465	199,949,718
Estimated Population by Educational Attainment 25+		%		%	%	%
Less than 9th grade	40,769	4.8	17,255	4.5	4.6	7.5
Some High School, no diploma	90,867	10.7	41,055	10.6	11.7	11.9
High School Graduate (or GED)	275,436	32.3	108,617	28.2	31.2	28.3
Some College, no degree	196,913	23.1	88,288	22.9	23.4	21.3
Associate Degree	64,309	7.5	29,863	7.7	7.1	6.4
Bachelor's Degree	125,878	14.8	68,118	17.7	13.9	15.8
Master's Degree	42,332	5.0	23,282	6.0	5.7	5.9
Professional School Degree	12,089	1.4	6,900	1.8	1.6	2.0
Doctorate Degree	4,108	0.5	2,257	0.6	0.8	1.0

*Grand Rapids Combined Statistical Area (Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa counties)
Source: Claritas, Inc. Posted 5/15/09

Commute Time to Work

2008	Combined Statistical Areas
	Grand Rapids*	Boston MA	Chicago IL	Columbus OH	Detroit MI	Indianapolis IN	Los Angeles CA	Raleigh NC
Average Travel Time to Work in Minutes	23.52	29.10	34	20.60	26.30	21.80	29.40	22.10

* Grand Rapids Combined Statistical Area (Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa counties)
Source: American Community Survey, Census Bureau Posted 2/11/09