Grand Rapids, Michigan demographics

Grand Rapids, MI demographics: median age 32.3; 41.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Grand Rapids city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2634000. The survey estimates a population of 198,535 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Grand Rapids is 32.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 80,222 households (±1,115). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.3 ±0.3	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 198,535
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	41,728 ±1,429	21.0% ±0.7 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	67,230 ±1,833	33.9% ±0.9 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	63,993 ±1,869	32.2% ±0.9 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	25,584 ±1,283	12.9% ±0.6 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 198,535
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	97,295 ±1,229	49.0% ±0.6 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	101,240 ±1,239	51.0% ±0.6 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 198,535
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	119,422 ±2,448	60.2% ±1.2 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	35,788 ±2,341	18.0% ±1.2 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,400 ±423	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,618 ±852	2.8% ±0.4 pp	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	23 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	8,219 ±1,212	4.1% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	28,065 ±1,875	14.1% ±0.9 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 198,535
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	166,120 ±1,733	83.7% ±0.9 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	32,415 ±1,735	16.3% ±0.9 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 80,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	27,409 ±1,141	34.2% ±1.3 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,696 ±679	5.9% ±0.8 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	10,199 ±873	12.7% ±1.1 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	27,130 ±1,351	33.8% ±1.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	10,788 ±743	13.4% ±0.9 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 80,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	21,231 ±939	26.5% ±1.1 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	58,991 ±1,492	73.5% ±1.6 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 80,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	27,130 ±1,351	33.8% ±1.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	26,105 ±1,280	32.5% ±1.5 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	12,002 ±881	15.0% ±1.1 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	7,785 ±604	9.7% ±0.7 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,958 ±534	4.9% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,667 ±267	2.1% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,575 ±362	2.0% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 198,535
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	176,587 ±1,649	88.9% ±0.8 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	21,948 ±1,647	11.1% ±0.8 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 185,986
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	155,565 ±2,161	83.6% ±1.1 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	20,195 ±1,657	10.9% ±0.9 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	640 ±295	0.3% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	410 ±143	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	749 ±295	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,677 ±519	0.9% ±0.3 pp	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	522 ±283 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	768 ±266	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	380 ±197 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	135 ±83 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,398 ±479	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	493 ±339 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	3,054 ±971	1.6% ±0.5 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 130,354
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	13,737 ±1,272	10.5% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	28,110 ±1,565	21.6% ±1.2 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	24,711 ±1,478	19.0% ±1.1 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	9,555 ±776	7.3% ±0.6 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	35,540 ±1,634	27.3% ±1.2 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	18,701 ±1,042	14.3% ±0.8 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 195,725
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	161,148 ±2,444	82.3% ±1.2 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	20,098 ±1,799	10.3% ±0.9 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	9,520 ±1,432	4.9% ±0.7 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,134 ±906	2.1% ±0.5 pp	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	825 ±294	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.2% of Grand Rapids residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 90.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grand Rapids	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.2% ±0.6 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.4% ±0.7 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.0% ±0.4 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Grand Rapids . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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