Household Types in Grand Rapids, Michigan (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family234.985219%47.492458%34.985219%35.0%25,56325.6k15.652543%12.599595%15.652543%15.7%11,43711.4k4.839328%4.621368%4.839328%4.8%3,53632.305524%29.148139%32.305524%32.3%23,60523.6k12.217387%6.138441%12.217387%12.2%8,927
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Michigan and Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads55.424590%65.786532%55.424590%55.4%10,58010.6k35.591178%25.755645%35.591178%35.6%6,7948.984232%8.457824%8.984232%9.0%1,715

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
Michigan
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.124979%26.787007%26.124979%26.1%19,08919.1k73.747742%73.057802%73.747742%73.7%53,88653.9k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Other3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3-8.640000%-2.240000%-19.840000%-16.160000%-5.728963%-2.827131%-19.732457%-7.717149%-46.880000%47%53.120000%63.994300%53.120000%53%1,250-26.053640%-11.149425%-10.651341%-8.352490%-18.510972%-8.759796%-21.916144%-6.857367%-56.206897%56%43.793103%43.955721%43.793103%44%2,610-18.660936%-9.748926%-19.022846%-12.508482%-17.657493%-7.755107%-20.508393%-7.470839%-59.941190%60%40.058810%46.608169%40.058810%40%4,421-8.874987%-3.815962%-35.471698%-14.042983%-9.336494%-4.179219%-28.582141%-6.238951%-62.205630%62%37.794370%51.663195%37.794370%38%49,55549.6k-31.713244%-4.617254%-30.619684%-9.659781%-20.942921%-6.971576%-27.702232%-8.677987%-76.609964%77%23.390036%35.705283%23.390036%23%1,646-36.095981%-6.028264%-30.590314%-6.153393%-30.651471%-6.338726%-36.377843%-4.693292%-78.867952%79%21.132048%21.938668%21.132048%21%13,58613.6k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Grand Rapids

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
16%26%35%45%54%64%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%11%19%27%35%43%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.6%3.4%6.1%8.8%11.5%14.2%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%24%35%46%57%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%15%21%27%34%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%16%26%36%47%57%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Grand Rapids

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
9%22%35%47%60%73%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%11%19%27%35%44%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.9%10.5%13.1%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%23%35%46%58%70%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1%8%15%21%27%34%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%15%26%37%47%58%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Grand Rapids

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%23%38%53%69%85%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.4%8.7%13.1%17.4%21.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%20%35%51%66%82%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Grand Rapids

There are 32 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Grand Rapids (24 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 32 of those to each other, Grand Rapids, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Rapids.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Grand Rapids, selected neighborhoods in Grand Rapids, and entities that contain Grand Rapids
0%20%40%60%Count#Cherry RunRidgemoorGrand RapidsMichigan OaksMillbrookKentMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganEastgateWestside ConnectionWestside Connecti…Garfield ParkCrestonAlger HeightsOttawa HillsJohn Ball PkAuburn HillFulton HtsS E EndRoosevelt PkGrand RapidsNorteast Citizens ActionNorteast Citizens …SWANFuller AvenueEastownSouth HillBlack HillsWest GrandOakdaleHighland ParkBaxterEast HillsMadison AreaMidtownBelknap LookoutS E CommHeritage HillHeartside63.290080%63.290080%63%140154.939032%54.939032%55%566253.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k51.016864%51.016864%51%463464350.963667%50.963667%51%1,164449.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k48.436385%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%1,833,3961.83M46.859595%46.859595%47%298299544.898239%44.898239%45%2,6102,611644.204613%44.204613%44%2,013741.571671%41.571671%42%4,2164,217840.765820%40.765820%41%664940.391920%40.391920%40%921037.887992%37.887992%38%6661137.721239%37.721239%38%101237.259923%37.259923%37%2752761335.507200%35.507200%36%6881435.175841%35.175841%35%4881534.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k34.533625%34.533625%35%1,5001632.764778%32.764778%33%5395401732.406519%32.406519%32%2211831.715332%31.715332%32%5091931.620792%31.620792%32%1012030.769231%30.769231%31%1172129.478501%29.478501%29%1,8162227.776023%27.776023%28%1721732325.955941%25.955941%26%3683692425.171244%25.171244%25%2092523.219943%23.219943%23%3362622.243858%22.243858%22%1852719.887785%19.887785%20%3543552818.902431%18.902431%19%3903912917.540487%17.540487%18%2562573016.690318%16.690318%17%3793116.315045%16.315045%16%31831932
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 32 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 46 places in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares Grand Rapids to all of the places in the Grand Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Rapids.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Grand Rapids, selected other places in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Grand Rapids
0%20%40%60%Count#Forest HillsE Grand RapidsByron CenterJenisonDowlingHudsonvilleCasnoviaCaledoniaSpring LakeRockfordSheridanMiddlevilleFerrysburgFreeportGrand RapidsGrandvilleHickory CornersZeelandKentNorthviewMidwestLakeviewUnited 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%1,1901749.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k48.750197%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
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Michigan

There are 692 places in Michigan. This section compares Grand Rapids to the 50 most populous places in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Rapids. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 24,091.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Grand Rapids, selected other places in Michigan, and entities that contain Grand Rapids
0%20%40%60%Count#Forest HillsTroyRochester HlsNoviLivoniaSterling HtsAllen ParkGrand RapidsNorton ShoresDearbornPortageFarmington HlsKentMidwestMidlandUnited StatesEast North CentralHoltMichiganDearborn HtsWalkerHollandWyomingGarden CityBurtonSt. Clair ShrsKentwoodWyandotteWaverlyWarrenSouthgateTaylorMadison HtsLincoln ParkRoyal OakWestlandBattle CreekOak ParkBay CityAnn ArborGrand RapidsEastpointeRosevillePort HuronSouthfieldJacksonLansingMuskegonEast LansingMt PleasantKalamazooSaginawPontiacInksterFlintDetroit76.743449%76.743449%77%7,263162.271578%62.271578%62%19,45819.5k260.040467%60.040467%60%16,91416.9k357.160353%57.160353%57%13,06813.1k456.282962%56.282962%56%20,91720.9k553.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k653.151319%53.151319%53%5,743753.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k52.114924%52.114924%52%5,224850.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k950.277236%50.277236%50%9,7931049.277199%49.277199%49%17,11217.1k1149.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.371906%48.371906%48%8,4231248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.712878%47.712878%48%4,7461347.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M47.422981%47.422981%47%9,7441446.464949%46.464949%46%4,6531545.778968%45.778968%46%5,2981645.585605%45.585605%46%12,74312.7k1744.704625%44.704625%45%4,6011843.985839%43.985839%44%5,0941943.395591%43.395591%43%11,59411.6k2043.330829%43.330829%43%8,6512142.114892%42.114892%42%4,6042241.673533%41.673533%42%4,5522341.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k2440.627239%40.627239%41%5,1042539.231899%39.231899%39%9,3472638.506533%38.506533%39%5,0692738.471784%38.471784%38%5,4882837.790086%37.790086%38%10,78010.8k2936.740962%36.740962%37%12,56112.6k3036.519882%36.519882%37%7,5223136.141374%36.141374%36%4,2133235.834448%35.834448%36%5,0913335.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3534.504585%34.504585%35%4,2523634.169629%34.169629%34%6,7283733.840580%33.840580%34%4,2033832.696795%32.696795%33%10,65010.7k3929.092780%29.092780%29%3,6754028.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4128.286129%28.286129%28%3,8954226.326979%26.326979%26%3,5914326.267736%26.267736%26%2,1294426.137199%26.137199%26%7,4644525.811931%25.811931%26%5,0154624.908504%24.908504%25%5,7854723.741690%23.741690%24%2,2504822.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Grand Rapids to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Rapids. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Grand Rapids, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Grand Rapids
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheAuroraSterling HtsElginGrand RapidsOverland ParkDearbornJolietKentRochesterMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganSioux FallsLincolnCedar RapidsWichitaDavenportFort WayneOmahaWarrenKenoshaIndependenceTopekaGreen BayColumbiaDes MoinesKansas CitySpringfieldRockfordPeoriaFargoSt. PaulMadisonIndianapolisAnn ArborEvansvilleKansas CityGrand RapidsSouth BendSpringfieldColumbusChicagoMinneapolisToledoAkronLansingMilwaukeeDaytonSt. LouisCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit65.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k161.016543%61.016543%61%28,03128.0k254.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k353.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k453.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k553.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k50.967259%50.967259%51%38,80838.8k650.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k750.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k849.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k48.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k948.436385%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%1,833,3961.83M45.285163%45.285163%45%30,28430.3k1043.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k1143.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k1243.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1341.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k1441.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k1541.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1641.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k1740.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k1840.857904%40.857904%41%19,77419.8k1939.666945%39.666945%40%20,91420.9k2039.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k2138.602113%38.602113%39%17,82817.8k2238.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k2338.369165%38.369165%38%21,02421.0k2437.223668%37.223668%37%18,74118.7k2536.976305%36.976305%37%21,73821.7k2636.478643%36.478643%36%17,15717.2k2736.008880%36.008880%36%18,49218.5k2835.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k2935.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3235.183303%35.183303%35%18,00418.0k3335.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3533.702519%33.702519%34%12,96313.0k3633.648493%33.648493%34%24,23624.2k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4030.416797%30.416797%30%36,02936.0k4129.854832%29.854832%30%25,19325.2k4228.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4424.932094%24.932094%25%14,31914.3k4524.339119%24.339119%24%34,10334.1k4622.832125%22.832125%23%30,74330.7k4722.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Grand Rapids to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Rapids. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Grand Rapids, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Grand Rapids
0%20%40%Count#San JoseGrand RapidsVirginia BchKentEl PasoMidwestUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaEast North CentralMichiganArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityGrand RapidsOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k153.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.159739%49.159739%49%115,314115k48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k34.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

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 Grand Rapids. 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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State:
Michigan
County:
Kent
Metro Area:
Grand Rapids Area
ZIP Codes:
49503, 49504, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49508, 49509, 49512, 49525, 49534, 49544, 49546, 49548
Unified School Districts:
East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Godwin Heights, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kentwood
Neighborhoods:
Alger Heights, Auburn Hill, Baxter, Belknap Lookout, Black Hills, Cherry Run, Creston, East Hills, Eastgate, Eastown, Fuller Avenue, Fulton Heights, Garfield Park, Heartside, Heritage Hill, Highland Park, John Ball Park, Madison Area, Michigan Oaks, Midtown, Millbrook, Norteast Citizens Action, Oakdale, Ottawa Hills, Ridgemoor, Roosevelt Park, SWAN, South East Community, South East End, South Hill, West Grand, Westside Connection
Congressional District:
MI-3
State Senate District:
MI-29
State House Districts:
MI-75, MI-76
Neighboring Cities:
East Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Walker, Wyoming
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Northview
Nearby Cities:
Grandville, Hudsonville, Rockford
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Byron Center, Comstock Park, Cutlerville, Forest Hills, Jenison
Nearby Villages:
Caledonia, Sparta