Household Types in the Grand Rapids Area, Michigan (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family253.129793%47.492458%53.129793%53.1%200,922201k11.079086%12.599595%11.079086%11.1%41,89841.9k4.354368%4.621368%4.354368%4.4%16,46716.5k24.529315%29.148139%24.529315%24.5%92,76392.8k6.907439%6.138441%6.907439%6.9%26,12226.1k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads70.691369%65.786532%70.691369%70.7%82,49482.5k21.771954%25.755645%21.771954%21.8%25,40725.4k7.536676%8.457824%7.536676%7.5%8,795

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.857917%26.787007%30.857917%30.9%116,696117k69.031023%73.057802%69.031023%69.0%261,056261k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-9.015927%-3.740046%-15.201934%-6.740614%-5.728963%-2.827131%-19.732457%-7.717149%-34.698521%35%65.301479%63.994300%65.301479%65%7,032-8.606096%-3.749255%-25.009282%-6.752216%-9.336494%-4.179219%-28.582141%-6.238951%-44.116849%44%55.883151%51.663195%55.883151%56%320,517321k-21.321343%-9.580100%-13.960403%-9.427805%-17.657493%-7.755107%-20.508393%-7.470839%-54.289651%54%45.710349%46.608169%45.710349%46%13,78913.8k-21.893055%-11.555009%-12.673632%-8.518746%-18.510972%-8.759796%-21.916144%-6.857367%-54.640443%55%45.359557%43.955721%45.359557%45%8,135-23.774987%-7.128958%-25.190165%-9.375553%-20.942921%-6.971576%-27.702232%-8.677987%-65.469662%65%34.530338%35.705283%34.530338%35%5,653-33.042610%-6.608522%-31.046602%-6.434956%-30.651471%-6.338726%-36.377843%-4.693292%-77.132691%77%22.867309%21.938668%22.867309%23%23,04623.0k

Map of Household Types by County in the Grand Rapids Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
49.1%51.5%53.9%56.3%58.7%61.1%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.9%7.3%8.6%10.0%11.3%12.7%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.84%4.23%4.61%4.99%5.38%5.76%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.5%21.7%22.9%24.1%25.2%26.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.2%4.9%5.6%6.3%7.0%7.7%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
26.9%28.2%29.4%30.6%31.8%33.0%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Grand Rapids Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
34%44%53%62%70%80%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%5.9%9.3%12.7%16.0%19.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%2.9%4.8%6.7%8.7%10.6%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%17%22%28%33%39%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%23%30%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16%23%30%36%43%50%
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Household Types by Place in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 46 places that are fully or partially contained within the Grand Rapids Area (44 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 46 of those to each other, the Grand Rapids Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Grand Rapids Area, selected places in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Forest HillsE Grand RapidsByron CenterJenisonDowlingHudsonvilleCasnoviaCaledoniaSpring LakeRockfordSheridanMiddlevilleFerrysburgFreeportGrand RapidsGrandvilleHickory CornersZeelandNorthviewMidwestLakeviewUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganMcBrideGrand HavenAllendaleLowellCoopersvilleWalkerCutlervilleHollandWyomingHoward CityDeltonWoodlandKentwoodBeechwoodNashvilleCarson CityHastingsKent CitySand LakeSpartaStantonEdmoreCedar SpringsGreenvilleGrand RapidsComstock ParkPierson76.743449%76.743449%77%7,263172.189651%72.189651%72%2,832265.856890%65.856890%66%1,491364.732965%64.732965%65%4,218464.473684%64.473684%64%98562.813258%62.813258%63%1,554660.583942%60.583942%61%83758.747994%58.747994%59%366856.382002%56.382002%56%614956.071898%56.071898%56%1,2791055.813953%55.813953%56%1441155.344828%55.344828%55%6421254.650269%54.650269%55%7111354.037267%54.037267%54%871453.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k51.491086%51.491086%51%3,1771551.086957%51.086957%51%471650.105263%50.105263%50%1,1901748.750197%48.750197%49%3,1011848.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.337596%48.337596%48%1891948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.457627%47.457627%47%282047.062399%47.062399%47%2,3232146.857255%46.857255%47%2,3932246.694502%46.694502%47%6712346.492862%46.492862%46%7492446.464949%46.464949%46%4,6532545.995228%45.995228%46%2,6992645.778968%45.778968%46%5,2982745.585605%45.585605%46%12,74312.7k2845.091514%45.091514%45%2712944.773176%44.773176%45%2273044.210526%44.210526%44%843143.330829%43.330829%43%8,6513243.137255%43.137255%43%5503343.076923%43.076923%43%2523442.272727%42.272727%42%1863541.342989%41.342989%41%1,2563640.298507%40.298507%40%1623739.285714%39.285714%39%773839.104829%39.104829%39%6643938.832998%38.832998%39%1934036.964981%36.964981%37%1904136.178248%36.178248%36%4794235.660548%35.660548%36%1,1854334.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k4433.847592%33.847592%34%1,4484533.766234%33.766234%34%2646

Household Types by County in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 4 counties in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Grand Rapids Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Grand Rapids Area, selected counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%60%Count#BarryOttawaGrand RapidsMontcalmKentMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralMichigan61.042086%61.042086%61%13,95314.0k160.899608%60.899608%61%59,49159.5k253.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k52.756213%52.756213%53%12,16412.2k349.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k448.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 94 county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Grand Rapids Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,073.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Grand Rapids Area, selected county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Ada TownshipJamestownBlendonCannonCourtlandCaledoniaCascadeE Grand RapidsOakfieldTallmadgePark TownshipThornappleGrand RapidsOliveAlgomaVergennesYankee SpgsRobinsonGrand HvnGeorgetownZeelandPort SheldonHudsonvilleCrockeryByronSpg LkNelsonPlainfieldHollandSpencerLowellRockfordTyroneGainesSolonGrand RapidsReynoldsGrandvilleZeelandMidwestUnited StatesAllendaleSpartaEast North CentralMichiganGrand HavenCoopersvilleWalkerWyomingHollandKentwoodHastingsAlpineGreenvilleGrand Rapids79.346179%79.346179%79%3,665179.053781%79.053781%79%1,955277.915633%77.915633%78%1,570376.236804%76.236804%76%3,683473.775964%73.775964%74%1,989572.566372%72.566372%73%3,280672.326762%72.326762%72%4,843772.189651%72.189651%72%2,832871.564432%71.564432%72%1,505971.195652%71.195652%71%1,9651070.472844%70.472844%70%4,8141170.112850%70.112850%70%1,9261269.461551%69.461551%69%4,3991368.995633%68.995633%69%1,1061468.938977%68.938977%69%2,5081568.673884%68.673884%69%1,0151668.622607%68.622607%69%1,1111768.152574%68.152574%68%1,4831867.888156%67.888156%68%3,9091967.228326%67.228326%67%11,81011.8k2066.847206%66.847206%67%2,3452166.826061%66.826061%67%1,1182262.813258%62.813258%63%1,5542361.910995%61.910995%62%9462460.546584%60.546584%61%4,8742559.216938%59.216938%59%3,5242658.676727%58.676727%59%1,0112757.767984%57.767984%58%7,3402857.214752%57.214752%57%7,6172956.897609%56.897609%57%9283056.694215%56.694215%57%1,3723156.071898%56.071898%56%1,2793254.156328%54.156328%54%8733353.790877%53.790877%54%5,1653453.530167%53.530167%54%1,2513553.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k51.863857%51.863857%52%9603651.491086%51.491086%51%3,1773750.105263%50.105263%50%1,1903848.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.119326%48.119326%48%2,9683947.828605%47.828605%48%1,6524047.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.062399%47.062399%47%2,3234146.492862%46.492862%46%7494246.464949%46.464949%46%4,6534345.585605%45.585605%46%12,74312.7k4445.198120%45.198120%45%4,0384543.330829%43.330829%43%8,6514641.342989%41.342989%41%1,2564740.826200%40.826200%41%2,1944835.660548%35.660548%36%1,1854934.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Michigan

There are 35 metro areas in Michigan. This section compares the Grand Rapids Area to all of the metro areas in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in Michigan, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Holland AreaMidland AreaOwosso AreaHillsdaleColdwaterCadillac AreaIonia AreaMonroe AreaSturgis AreaGrand RapidsTraverse CityIron MountainLudingtonAdrian AreaAlma AreaEscanaba AreaMidwestAlpena AreaUnited StatesMarinetteSault Ste. MarieMarquetteBig RapidsJackson AreaNiles AreaEast North CentralSouth BendBay City AreaMichiganMuskegon AreaHoughton AreaKalamazooDetroit AreaAnn ArborBattle CreekLansing AreaSaginaw AreaFlint AreaMount Pleasant60.170558%60.170558%60%25,33025.3k155.458127%55.458127%55%18,72118.7k254.119360%54.119360%54%14,87214.9k353.783404%53.783404%54%9,560453.710138%53.710138%54%8,657553.645446%53.645446%54%10,09510.1k653.388956%53.388956%53%11,90211.9k753.281154%53.281154%53%31,17831.2k853.159755%53.159755%53%12,33212.3k953.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k1052.755892%52.755892%53%31,06931.1k1152.295744%52.295744%52%6,8681251.014707%51.014707%51%6,2091350.422654%50.422654%50%19,08819.1k1450.044155%50.044155%50%7,3671549.702833%49.702833%50%7,8611648.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.295185%48.295185%48%6,1191748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.228958%48.228958%48%13,97014.0k1848.155340%48.155340%48%6,6961948.081238%48.081238%48%12,64212.6k2048.074446%48.074446%48%7,4652147.971317%47.971317%48%29,16829.2k2247.879002%47.879002%48%29,82029.8k2347.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.650425%47.650425%48%57,70857.7k2447.499657%47.499657%47%20,76420.8k2547.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.297963%47.297963%47%30,70330.7k2646.788417%46.788417%47%6,7382745.662458%45.662458%46%59,45859.5k2845.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k2945.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k3044.415981%44.415981%44%23,58023.6k3144.412188%44.412188%44%81,69481.7k3244.062468%44.062468%44%34,33734.3k3343.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k3440.534963%40.534963%41%10,01710.0k35

Household Types by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Grand Rapids Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%Count#Appleton AreaRochesterFayettevilleGrand RapidsElkhart AreaGreen BayCedar RapidsSioux FallsMinneapolisDes MoinesSt. CloudRacine AreaPeoria AreaTopeka AreaWichita AreaOmaha AreaSpringfieldCanton AreaDavenportHuntingtonFort WayneMidwestEvansvilleKansas CityUnited StatesCincinnatiEast North CentralSouth BendChicago AreaRockford AreaMichiganMadison AreaSt. LouisLincoln AreaIndianapolisColumbus AreaAkron AreaLouisvilleKalamazooDuluth AreaYoungstownDetroit AreaAnn ArborFargo AreaSpringfieldMilwaukeeLansing AreaLafayetteSaginaw AreaDayton AreaFlint AreaClevelandToledo AreaChampaign55.271956%55.271956%55%49,76349.8k154.554457%54.554457%55%45,72745.7k254.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k353.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k453.095083%53.095083%53%37,60337.6k551.197636%51.197636%51%64,27364.3k651.138574%51.138574%51%54,41454.4k751.049434%51.049434%51%48,74248.7k850.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k950.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k1050.213154%50.213154%50%36,86736.9k1149.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k1249.631522%49.631522%50%75,36175.4k1349.491201%49.491201%49%46,00946.0k1449.343611%49.343611%49%120,279120k1549.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1649.079115%49.079115%49%88,52488.5k1749.049836%49.049836%49%79,44779.4k1848.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1948.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k2048.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k2148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k2248.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k2348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2447.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.650425%47.650425%48%57,70857.7k2547.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2647.503466%47.503466%48%63,03963.0k2747.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.078868%47.078868%47%59,13259.1k3046.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3146.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3245.819693%45.819693%46%129,886130k3345.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3445.662458%45.662458%46%59,45859.5k3545.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k3645.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3745.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k3845.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k3944.998136%44.998136%45%42,24242.2k4044.944483%44.944483%45%39,62839.6k4144.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4244.412188%44.412188%44%81,69481.7k4344.270768%44.270768%44%35,12035.1k4444.062468%44.062468%44%34,33734.3k4543.953277%43.953277%44%144,194144k4643.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k4742.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4842.125994%42.125994%42%103,100103k4941.894660%41.894660%42%38,86438.9k50

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Grand Rapids Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityGrand RapidsRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaMidwestSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaEast North CentralPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamMichiganOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k253.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k52.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Grand Rapids Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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