Language Spoken At Home in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 10,158 | 100% |
English only | 9,913 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 245 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 43 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 105 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 28 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 96 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 36 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,865 | 100% |
American | 893 | 8.2% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 77 | 0.7% |
Danish | 152 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 260 | 2.4% |
English | 911 | 8.4% |
French (except Basque) | 434 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 187 | 1.7% |
German | 3,318 | 30.5% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,486 | 13.7% |
Italian | 571 | 5.3% |
Lithuanian | 15 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,189 | 20.1% |
Polish | 120 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 15 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 61 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 152 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 1,141 | 10.5% |
Swiss | 64 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,793 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,773 | 57.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,122 | 23.4% |
Married-couple family | 2,368 | 49.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 911 | 19.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 89 | 1.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 33 | 0.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 316 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 178 | 3.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,020 | 42.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,775 | 37.0% |
65 years and over | 866 | 18.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,198 | 25.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,556 | 32.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,252 | 100% |
Householder | 4,793 | 46.8% |
Spouse | 2,384 | 23.3% |
Child | 2,438 | 23.8% |
Other relatives | 179 | 1.7% |
Nonrelatives | 458 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 207 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,429 | 100% |
Never married | 1,397 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,448 | 55.3% |
Separated | 22 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 150 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 412 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,698 | 100% |
Never married | 712 | 15.2% |
Now married, except separated | 2,445 | 52.0% |
Separated | 34 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 908 | 19.3% |
Divorced | 599 | 12.8% |
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 | 52 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 108 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 46 | 42.6% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 23.1% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 21 | 19.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 46 | 100% |
Who are female | 22 | 47.8% |
Who are married | 46 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,976 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 140 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 123 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 838 | 42.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 584 | 29.6% |
College or graduate school | 291 | 14.7% |
Educational Attainment in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,934 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 194 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 139 | 1.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,032 | 38.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,073 | 26.1% |
Associate's degree | 672 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,187 | 15.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 637 | 8.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.0% |
Veteran Status in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,683 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,065 | 12.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,454 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,853 | 17.7% |
Under 18 years | 2,135 | 100% |
With a disability | 110 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 6,172 | 100% |
With a disability | 832 | 13.5% |
65 years and over | 2,147 | 100% |
With a disability | 911 | 42.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 10,797 | 100% |
Same house | 9,269 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,493 | 13.8% |
Same county | 950 | 8.8% |
Different county | 543 | 5.0% |
Same state | 316 | 2.9% |
Different state | 227 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 35 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,865 | 100% |
Native | 10,752 | 99.0% |
Born in United States | 10,623 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 8,797 | 81.0% |
Different state | 1,826 | 16.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 129 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 113 | 1.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 113 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 42 | 37.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 71 | 62.8% |
Year of Entry in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 242 | 100% |
Native | 129 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 129 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 113 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 113 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Grand Rapids City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 113 | 100% |
Europe | 65 | 57.5% |
Asia | 12 | 10.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 8 | 7.1% |
Northern America | 28 | 24.8% |