COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower vs Grand Rapids
PLACE A
Tower, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Grand Rapids, Ohio
Tower is 70% smaller than Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids earns more, with a median household income $20,000 higher.
TOWERGRAND RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population275931−70% vs Grand Rapids
Population density5061,056−549
Population growth–-4.1%–
Median age39.439.3+0.1
Male56.0%49.9%+6.1 pts
Female44.0%50.1%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%90.1%−19.6 pts
Black0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%5.0%+7.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other17.1%0.7%+16.3 pts
Median household income$56,250$76,250−$20,000
Per capita income$19,294$38,168−$18,874
Poverty rate30.5%12.0%+18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2800.366−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%27.3%−15.3 pts
Graduate degree1.9%9.9%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%2.3%+7.1 pts
Labor force participation36.8%69.2%−32.4 pts
Median home value$94,800$173,700−$78,900
Median gross rent$850$840+$10
Owner-occupied65.6%65.9%−0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%10.5%+19.2 pts
Rent-burdened households12.9%35.1%−22.2 pts
Average commute26.327.5−1.2
Worked from home0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.7%2.2%+2.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024