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Kent County

Michigan · 657,974 residents · 849 sq mi
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Kent County is a county of 657,974 people in Michigan. This skews young, with a median age of 35.5. The typical home is worth $188,500, having risen by half since 2000. The average commute runs 21 minutes. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock. Growth has run 15% since 2000, or 83,639 more people.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.8
More educated
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
657,974
+15%since 2000
from 574,335 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
35.5
+9%since 2000
from 32.5 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
849 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
484K533K582K631K679K19902000201020202024Kent County
2024663K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.3%(41,293)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(43,587)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(44,433)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.8%(44,610)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.4%(48,853)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.4%(101,273)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.8%(84,049)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.3%(74,413)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.2%(80,538)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.6%(56,734)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844%(26,601)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(11,590)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,722
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,980 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,629
+55%since 2000
from $21,629 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
43.2%
+13.2 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade18.8%
US avg: 10%
Information10.4%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade5.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing4.2%
US avg: 2.5%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$188,500
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $111,600 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$928
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $554 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
68.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 70.3% in 2000
31.4% rent
Persons per household
2.62 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.9
−3%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80.3%(461,162)
Black8.7%(49,994)
Hispanic / Latino7%(40,183)
Asian1.8%(10,577)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic70.7%(465,491)
Black9.5%(62,359)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(75,228)
Asian3.3%(21,799)
Other4.3%(28,399)
Segregation Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.9%(45,274)
Central American1.3%(8,536)
Puerto Rican1.2%(7,687)
Guatemalan1%(6,720)
Dominican0.4%(2,441)
Cuban0.3%(1,995)
South American0.2%(1,145)
Spaniard0.1%(900)
Honduran0.1%(748)
Salvadoran0.1%(735)
Colombian0.1%(411)
Peruvian0%(311)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(159)
Venezuelan0%(148)
Panamanian0%(133)
Ecuadorian0%(103)
Chilean0%(86)
Argentine0%(26)
Uruguayan0%(18)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.8%(5,021)
Asian Indian0.5%(3,565)
Korean0.4%(2,416)
Chinese0.4%(2,303)
Burmese0.3%(1,658)
Filipino0.2%(1,179)
Nepalese0.2%(1,155)
Japanese0.1%(701)
Pakistani0%(276)
Hmong0%(203)
Thai0%(123)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(108)
Laotian0%(78)
Bhutanese0%(63)
Cambodian0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(82)
Chamorro0%(69)
Fijian0%(46)
Ancestry
German18.2%(118,802)
Dutch16.3%(106,673)
Irish9.9%(64,522)
English8.8%(57,475)
Polish7%(45,418)
Italian3.1%(20,537)
American3%(19,500)
French2.7%(17,400)
Swedish1.9%(12,392)
Scottish1.8%(11,639)
Norwegian0.9%(5,680)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
French Canadian0.8%(5,358)
Danish0.6%(3,815)
British0.6%(3,671)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(3,569)
Lithuanian0.5%(3,351)
Finnish0.5%(3,226)
Hungarian0.5%(3,015)
Russian0.4%(2,730)
Welsh0.4%(2,520)
Czech0.4%(2,311)
Swiss0.3%(2,258)
Greek0.3%(2,135)
Canadian0.3%(1,837)
Lebanese0.3%(1,657)
West Indian0.2%(1,616)
Syrian0.2%(1,450)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,325)
Belgian0.2%(1,197)
Austrian0.1%(916)
Croatian0.1%(905)
Ethiopian0.1%(896)
Slovak0.1%(856)
Latvian0.1%(828)
Haitian0.1%(814)
Romanian0.1%(719)
Somali0.1%(716)
Arab0.1%(507)
Jamaican0.1%(476)
Armenian0.1%(421)
Kenyan0.1%(417)
Portuguese0.1%(415)
Nigerian0.1%(395)
Serbian0.1%(345)
Moroccan0.1%(335)
Slovene0%(215)
Brazilian0%(208)
Turkish0%(201)
Iraqi0%(179)
Ghanaian0%(140)
Egyptian0%(124)
Israeli0%(118)
Australian0%(106)
Iranian0%(85)
Bulgarian0%(65)
Jordanian0%(49)
Guyanese0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.8%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 25.8% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.4%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 84.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.9%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.3 min
+67%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
79.0%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 82.3% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
7.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−5.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 69.2% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
38.7%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
50.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
8.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.7%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.8%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married36.4%(95,812)
Married53.2%(140,080)
Widowed2%(5,281)
Divorced8.4%(22,034)
Women 15+
Never married32.2%(87,516)
Married49.7%(134,863)
Widowed6.3%(17,066)
Divorced11.8%(32,081)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
63.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.7%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
19.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
73.7%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
32.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.9%(4,979)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(4,952)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era34.7%(10,240)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.9%(2,322)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.7%(1,092)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 29,511 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kent County, Michigan?

Kent County, Michigan has about 657,974 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kent County, Michigan?

The typical household in Kent County, Michigan earns about $65,722 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kent County, Michigan expensive?

In Kent County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $188,500, and the typical rent is about $928 a month.

How educated are people in Kent County, Michigan?

About 36.8% of adults age 25 and over in Kent County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kent County, Michigan?

About 11.1% of people in Kent County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kent County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Kent County, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 157,343 residents, a change of about 31 percent over that period.

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