CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Grand Rapids

Michigan · 10,807 residents · 2.93 sq mi

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With 10,807 people, East Grand Rapids is a city in Michigan. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. That is roughly 95% ahead of the Michigan median. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. Households take in $60,355 a year at the median, 100% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.6% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

62% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,807

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 10,764 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(840)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(945)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(1,016)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(749)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(410)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(1,284)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.6%(2,224)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,232)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(916)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(740)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(349)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(102)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$60,355

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,772 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$29,230

−29%vs 2000

vs $41,388 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$115,300

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $202,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$579

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $809 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

93.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.5% in 2000

7.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(10,384)

Black1%(105)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(92)

Asian1%(103)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(10,604)

Black0.6%(61)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(53)

Asian1.3%(138)

Other0%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(106)

Central American0.9%(105)

Panamanian0.6%(67)

South American0.5%(59)

Spaniard0.3%(32)

Argentine0.2%(26)

Guatemalan0.2%(23)

Colombian0.2%(21)

Costa Rican0.1%(15)

Chilean0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.5%(171)

Chinese0.3%(34)

Taiwanese0.2%(18)

Korean0.1%(16)

Nepalese0.1%(8)

Thai0%(4)

Ancestry

German20.5%(2,342)

English16.1%(1,837)

Irish15.2%(1,736)

Dutch14.3%(1,634)

Polish6.3%(716)

Italian5%(577)

Welsh3.2%(368)

French2.9%(335)

Swedish2.9%(332)

Scottish2.5%(285)

Finnish2.5%(283)

Arab1.2%(140)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1%(114)

Lebanese0.8%(88)

Norwegian0.8%(87)

American0.7%(84)

Danish0.7%(84)

Greek0.7%(84)

Subsaharan African0.6%(73)

Czech0.6%(68)

Egyptian0.5%(52)

Ethiopian0.4%(49)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(47)

Canadian0.4%(46)

British0.4%(42)

Hungarian0.4%(42)

Swiss0.4%(42)

Armenian0.3%(38)

French Canadian0.3%(35)

Romanian0.3%(29)

Ukrainian0.2%(19)

Turkish0.1%(17)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Serbian0.1%(7)

Macedonian0.1%(6)

Brazilian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

62.0%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 99.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

25.1%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.5%(882)

Married71.4%(2,934)

Widowed2.2%(91)

Divorced4.9%(200)

Women 15+

Never married18.5%(770)

Married70.3%(2,931)

Widowed3%(124)

Divorced8.2%(343)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 2.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

82.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

91.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 94.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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