Language Spoken At Home in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 174,787 | 100% |
English only | 147,018 | 84.1% |
Language other than English | 27,769 | 15.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,843 | 7.9% |
Spanish | 20,252 | 11.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,693 | 6.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,459 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,040 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,352 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,323 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 1,706 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 787 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 189,340 | 100% |
American | 4,862 | 2.6% |
Arab | 852 | 0.4% |
Czech | 697 | 0.4% |
Danish | 1,209 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 27,081 | 14.3% |
English | 13,743 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 5,397 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 1,166 | 0.6% |
German | 29,728 | 15.7% |
Greek | 395 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 747 | 0.4% |
Irish | 17,502 | 9.2% |
Italian | 5,043 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 1,128 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 1,187 | 0.6% |
Polish | 14,793 | 7.8% |
Portuguese | 48 | 0.0% |
Russian | 1,030 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 928 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 2,513 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 192 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,314 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 3,461 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 492 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 425 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 841 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 255 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 72,785 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 42,114 | 57.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,894 | 28.7% |
Married-couple family | 26,256 | 36.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,012 | 15.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,546 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,954 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,312 | 16.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,928 | 10.9% |
Nonfamily households | 30,671 | 42.1% |
Householder living alone | 23,328 | 32.1% |
65 years and over | 6,995 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,155 | 31.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,633 | 20.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 181,396 | 100% |
Householder | 72,785 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 26,122 | 14.4% |
Child | 55,033 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 11,093 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 16,363 | 9.0% |
Unmarried partner | 5,150 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 71,881 | 100% |
Never married | 33,283 | 46.3% |
Now married, except separated | 28,428 | 39.5% |
Separated | 1,223 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,657 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 7,290 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 77,385 | 100% |
Never married | 31,580 | 40.8% |
Now married, except separated | 27,808 | 35.9% |
Separated | 2,045 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 6,651 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 9,301 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,066 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,306 | 42.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,030 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,318 | 43.5% |
Less than 1 year | 254 | 8.4% |
1 or 2 years | 256 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 216 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 592 | 19.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,318 | 100% |
Who are female | 877 | 66.5% |
Who are married | 648 | 49.2% |
School Enrollment in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 55,365 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,136 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 3,213 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,882 | 35.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,588 | 17.3% |
College or graduate school | 19,546 | 35.3% |
Educational Attainment in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 115,455 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,175 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,915 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 29,556 | 25.6% |
Some college, no degree | 26,149 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 8,090 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 21,979 | 19.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 10,591 | 9.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.2% |
Veteran Status in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 142,166 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,489 | 6.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 186,197 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,627 | 11.6% |
Under 18 years | 46,878 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,104 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 119,981 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,731 | 9.8% |
65 years and over | 19,338 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,792 | 40.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 186,496 | 100% |
Same house | 144,940 | 77.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 40,452 | 21.7% |
Same county | 29,337 | 15.7% |
Different county | 11,115 | 6.0% |
Same state | 7,642 | 4.1% |
Different state | 3,473 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 1,104 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 189,340 | 100% |
Native | 170,785 | 90.2% |
Born in United States | 168,397 | 88.9% |
State of residence | 134,687 | 71.1% |
Different state | 33,710 | 17.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,388 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 18,555 | 9.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 18,555 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,558 | 30.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,997 | 70.0% |
Year of Entry in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 20,943 | 100% |
Native | 2,388 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 50 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,338 | 97.9% |
Foreign born | 18,555 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 994 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 17,561 | 94.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 18,555 | 100% |
Europe | 1,812 | 9.8% |
Asia | 3,571 | 19.2% |
Africa | 1,391 | 7.5% |
Oceania | 30 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 11,066 | 59.6% |
Northern America | 685 | 3.7% |