Grand Rapids Population 2024

Grand Rapids is a city in Michigan State in the United States, lies on the Grand River, 30 miles east of Lake Michigan. Grand Rapids population in 2024 is estimated to be 286,458, covering city area of 45.63 sq mi (118.19 sq km), ranks second-largest city in Michigan State and one-hundred-twenty-third populous city in the United States. Grand Rapids is in Kent County, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest and lies in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area is a triangular shaped Metro Triplex.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Grand Rapids population by year:

Grand Rapids Metropolitan

The Grand Rapids metropolitan area is an urbanized region centered on the city of Grand Rapids. GrandRapids-Kentwood-Muskegon is the Combined Statistical Area of the Michigan State. According to 2020 US Census, The Great Grand Rapids or Grand Rapids Metropolitan population in 2020 is 1,087,592, increased a total of 93,922 people from 993,670 in 2010 with a change of 9.5%.

Grand Rapids Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Grand Rapids population is 201,004, out of these 99,741 are male, 101,263 are female, The sex ratio of Grand Rapids is 99. The median age of the Grand Rapids population is 31.4, Grand Rapids population by age are, under 18 years is 43,764, 16 years and over is 161,637, 18 years and over is 157,240, 21 years and over is 146,668, 65 years and over is 32,248. 49.6% are male, 50.4% are female, Population of Grand Rapids by age percent-wise is, 21.8% are under 18 years old, 80.4% are 16 years and over, 78.2% are 18 years and over, 73.0% are 21 years and over, 12.9% are 65 years and over. There are total 85,549 housing units, The voting population of Grand Rapids are 143,988, out of these 70,298 are male voters, 73,690 are female voters, 48.8% are male, 51.2% are female. Grand Rapids population in 2023 is estimated to be 199,273, population in 2022 is estimated to be 198,796, and in 2021 is estimated to be 197,423.

Grand Rapids Population by Race

White Population

White population in Grand Rapids, Michigan are 131,663, percentage wise 65.5 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Grand Rapids, Michigan are 37,938, percentage wise 18.9 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Grand Rapids, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Grand Rapids are 4,529, percentage wise 2.3 percent are asians, out of these 685 are Asian Indians, 1,393 are Chinese, 689 are Filipinos, 243 are Japanese, 319 are Korean, 698 are Vietnamese and 502 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Grand Rapids, Michigan are 33,683. Percentage wise 16.8 percent are hispanics, out of these 20,681 are Mexican people, 2,151 are Puerto Ricans, 637 are Cubans, and 10,214 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Grand Rapids native population is 179,375, out of these 145,212 born in the Michigan state and 32,515 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 21,629, out of these 6,972 are Naturalized US citizen, 1,533 are in Europe, 2,772 in Asia, 280 in Africa, 1,994 in Latin America and 393 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Grand Rapids are 14,657, out of these 420 are from Europe, 2,049 are from Asia, 2,329 from Africa, 9,569 are from Latin America and 243 are from Northern America.