COMPARING TWO PLACES
Comstock Park vs Grand Rapids
PLACE A
Comstock Park, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Grand Rapids, Ohio
Comstock Park is 1036% larger than Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids earns more, with a median household income $16,266 higher. Comstock Park has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
COMSTOCK PARKGRAND RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population10,577931+1036% vs Grand Rapids
Population density2,7271,056+1,671
Population growth4.1%-4.1%+8.2 pts
Median age34.739.3−4.6
Male46.4%49.9%−3.5 pts
Female53.6%50.1%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born5.7%1.5%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.2%90.1%−16.0 pts
Black6.2%3.9%+2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.9%5.0%+10.0 pts
Asian0.1%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other4.6%0.7%+3.8 pts
Median household income$59,984$76,250−$16,266
Per capita income$33,564$38,168−$4,604
Poverty rate11.8%12.0%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.366+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%27.3%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree7.6%9.9%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%2.3%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation70.5%69.2%+1.2 pts
Median home value$235,300$173,700+$61,600
Median gross rent$1,189$840+$349
Owner-occupied48.7%65.9%−17.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%10.5%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households53.7%35.1%+18.6 pts
Average commute21.127.5−6.4
Worked from home5.7%6.8%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.8%2.2%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024