CITY · 2000 CENSUS

East Grand Rapids

Michigan · 10,764 residents · 2.93 sq mi

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With 10,764 people, East Grand Rapids is a city in Michigan. 71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. Households here earn about 90% more than in Michigan as a whole. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $84,772 a year at the median, 99% more than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $202,600.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.8

US median: 35.2

More educated

71% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,764

Unchangedsince 1990

from 10,807 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

+3%since 1990

from 35.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58%(866)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.5%(912)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(1,090)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.8%(841)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 242.6%(285)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410%(1,078)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.3%(1,867)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5418.1%(1,948)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.3%(790)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.1%(544)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844%(435)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1%(108)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$84,772

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $60,355 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$41,388

+42%since 1990

from $29,230 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.8%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$202,600

+33%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $115,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$809

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $579 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

93.5%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 93.0% in 1990

6.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.6%(61)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(53)

Asian1.3%(138)

2000

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

Black1%(105)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(92)

Asian1%(103)

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

71.1%

+9.1 ptssince 1990

from 62.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

99.0%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 96.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

33.6%

+8.5 ptssince 1990

from 25.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.7 min

−37%since 1990

from 17.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.9%(785)

Married72.2%(2,705)

Widowed1.5%(58)

Divorced5.3%(200)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(712)

Married66%(2,756)

Widowed6.7%(278)

Divorced10.3%(428)

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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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