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Kent County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Kent County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Kent County, MI anchors a mid-sized regional economy with a population of 673,002 that grew 2.4% over five years, supported by a labor force participation rate of 69.0% and an unemployment rate of 4.2%. Nearly 40% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings run $43,664, and a median home value of $265,700 with median gross rent of $1,176/month keeps occupancy costs well below many comparable metros. The county's median household income of $82,631 against a poverty rate of 10.6% and a relatively young median age of 35.9 years round out a workforce profile that skews working-age with moderate wage and housing costs.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

673,002

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$82,631

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.4% since 2018

Kent County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone480,632 (72.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone64,774 (9.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race41,603 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races29,612 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone21,800 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone21,353 (3.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish44,371
  2. 2.Other Indo-European5,716
  3. 3.Vietnamese3,770
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island3,572
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3,538

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

24,879

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$70,422

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,504

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance82,500
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)62,218
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services40,629
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)38,228
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services27,206

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations150,814
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations67,132
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations57,426
  4. 4.Service Occupations49,132
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations21,726

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.88×)64,420
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.50×)11,851
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)38,159
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)80,854
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)15,049

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$265,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,176/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99938,700 (21.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99928,433 (15.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99924,556 (13.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99921,204 (11.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99916,773 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9999,760 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,664

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone249,423 (73.2%)
  • Worked At Home48,715 (14.3%)
  • Carpooled26,493 (7.8%)
  • Walked6,760 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit5,074 (1.5%)
  • Other2,398 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.