With 11,445 people, East Grand Rapids is a city in Michigan. Households here earn about 129% more than in Michigan as a whole. 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 94% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $166,610 a year at the median, 103% more than the country as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $166,610, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
80% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Grand Rapids
What changed most since 1990
White share97.6% → 88.9%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.9%(113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 206 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Grand Rapids, decade by decade
East Grand Rapids population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,807
$144,856
$276,728
62.0%
5.8
2000
10,764
$154,425
$369,067
71.1%
8.6
2010
10,694
$143,122
$358,348
77.3%
13.7
2020
11,371
$171,390
$478,998
78.7%
24.2
2024
11,445
$166,610
$521,300
79.9%
25.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
