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Grand Rapids

Minnesota · 11,181 residents (2025 est.) · 22.4 sq mi
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The short version

Grand Rapids is home to 11,207 people in Minnesota. Growth has run 44% since 2000, or 3,443 more people. The median age is 44.3, about 5 years above the US median. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 31% less than in Minnesota as a whole. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,029, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Grand Rapids

What changed most since 1990

  • White share98.0% → 88.9% (−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 19 cities and towns in the Grand Rapids area

  • 7th in household income$61,029
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree28.8%
  • 3rd in home value$213,800
  • 11th in diversity score25.5

Its weight in Itasca County

Grand Rapids's population equals 25% of Itasca County's. Its number of households without a car equals 37% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 35% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
11,207
+44%since 2000
from 7,764 in 2000
11,181 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
501 / sq mi
+44%since 2000
from 347 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
44.3
+8%since 2000
from 40.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
22.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
7K8K9K11K12K19902000201020202024Grand Rapids
202411K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.4%(497)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(615)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(687)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(764)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243%(331)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.7%(1,312)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.5%(1,509)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(1,321)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(1,442)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.9%(1,443)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.3%(816)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over4.2%(470)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,029
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $28,991 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,189
+93%since 2000
from $17,223 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.6%
+21.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.434
−4%since 2010
from 0.454 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information15.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade4.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services2%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction1.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$213,800
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $76,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,090
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $402 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 60.0% in 2000
37.6% rent
Vacancy rate
9.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.23 people
+13%since 2009
from 1.98 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.7%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 58.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+2%since 2009
from 3.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.1%(7,384)
Black0.3%(20)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(66)
Asian0.7%(55)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic88.9%(9,961)
Black1.4%(156)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(179)
Asian0.7%(84)
Other7.4%(827)
Diversity Score
26
+124%since 2009
from 11 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1%(107)
Puerto Rican0.6%(64)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(55)
Vietnamese0.2%(17)
Cambodian0.1%(7)
Laotian0%(1)
Ancestry
German22.9%(2,568)
Norwegian15.1%(1,688)
Irish8.5%(948)
Swedish7.6%(849)
English6.2%(691)
Italian3.9%(442)
Polish3.6%(398)
American3.4%(384)
Scottish3%(336)
French2.8%(312)
Finnish2.4%(274)
+ 16 more ancestry groups with data
Czech1.2%(133)
Dutch1.1%(123)
British1.1%(121)
Danish1%(109)
Canadian0.8%(92)
Croatian0.6%(71)
Russian0.6%(63)
Swiss0.4%(46)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(45)
Slovene0.2%(27)
Austrian0.2%(20)
Hungarian0.2%(18)
Serbian0.2%(17)
Greek0.1%(10)
Ukrainian0.1%(9)
Welsh0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.8%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 18.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.5%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 86.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
15.0 min
+37%since 2000
from 11.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.4%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 76.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.6%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.9%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−5.2 ptssince 2011
from 10.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 57.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 79.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 20.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.8%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
Female
53.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.7% in 2009
Foreign born
1.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 17.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.4%
+9.9 ptssince 2017
from 78.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 90.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 90.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
98.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 97.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 0.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.6%(1,311)
Married55.1%(2,360)
Widowed2.6%(112)
Divorced11.7%(499)
Women 15+
Never married26.8%(1,375)
Married43.7%(2,241)
Widowed15.8%(811)
Divorced13.6%(699)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.5%
+6.7 ptssince 2020
from 47.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2020
from 28.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2020
from 34.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.7%
+7.0 ptssince 2020
from 60.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
49.7%
−6.3 ptssince 2020
from 56.0% 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)11.3%(74)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(52)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.4%(198)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.3%(87)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(8)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 652 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

Grand Rapids, decade by decade

Grand Rapids population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19907,941$47,097$114,96314.4%4.9
20007,764$52,812$139,53918.0%11.8
201010,869$60,098$201,83126.2%14.6
202011,126$58,477$185,68429.0%24.5
202411,207$61,029$213,80028.8%25.5

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Grand Rapids, Minnesota?

Grand Rapids, Minnesota has about 11,207 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Grand Rapids, Minnesota?

The typical household in Grand Rapids, Minnesota earns about $61,029 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Grand Rapids, Minnesota expensive?

In Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the median home is worth about $213,800, and the typical rent is about $1,090 a month.

How educated are people in Grand Rapids, Minnesota?

About 28.8% of adults age 25 and over in Grand Rapids, Minnesota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Grand Rapids, Minnesota?

About 15.5% of people in Grand Rapids, Minnesota live below the federal poverty line.

Has Grand Rapids, Minnesota grown since 1990?

Yes, Grand Rapids, Minnesota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,266 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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