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Big Rapids Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 40,553
Land Area (2000): 1,439.237 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 39.914 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	23,546	28.63%
Rural, Farm	3,414	4.15%
Rural, Non-farm	55,284	67.22%

Big Rapids Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Rapids Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Big Rapids Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	16,469	15,146	1,323	8.03%	80
1991	16,345	14,869	1,475	9.03%	90
1992	16,255	14,832	1,423	8.76%	87
1993	17,110	15,859	1,252	7.32%	73
1994	17,328	16,172	1,156	6.67%	67
1995	17,143	16,230	913	5.33%	53
1996	17,282	16,424	859	4.97%	50
1997	17,567	16,789	778	4.43%	44
1998	17,770	17,096	673	3.79%	38
1999	17,948	17,277	671	3.74%	37
2000	18,915	18,111	804	4.25%	43
2001	19,140	18,108	1,033	5.40%	54
2002	19,091	17,935	1,156	6.05%	61
2003	19,802	18,460	1,342	6.78%	68
2004	19,981	18,544	1,437	7.19%	72
2005	20,292	18,817	1,475	7.27%	73
2006	20,506	18,993	1,514	7.38%	74
2007	20,270	18,768	1,502	7.41%	74
2008	20,025	18,329	1,696	8.47%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	17,255	15,702	1,553	9.00%	90
Feb 1990	17,479	15,684	1,795	10.27%	103
Mar 1990	16,621	15,066	1,555	9.36%	94
Apr 1990	17,068	15,668	1,400	8.20%	82
May 1990	17,347	16,093	1,254	7.23%	72
Jun 1990	15,076	13,924	1,152	7.64%	76
Jul 1990	15,246	14,117	1,129	7.41%	74
Aug 1990	15,332	14,064	1,268	8.27%	83
Sep 1990	15,135	14,054	1,081	7.14%	71
Oct 1990	17,004	15,946	1,058	6.22%	62
Nov 1990	17,009	15,861	1,148	6.75%	67
Dec 1990	17,053	15,576	1,477	8.66%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	16,950	15,239	1,711	10.09%	101
Feb 1991	17,258	15,356	1,902	11.02%	110
Mar 1991	16,780	14,882	1,898	11.31%	113
Apr 1991	17,072	15,473	1,599	9.37%	94
May 1991	16,862	15,473	1,389	8.24%	82
Jun 1991	15,252	13,786	1,466	9.61%	96
Jul 1991	15,139	13,769	1,370	9.05%	90
Aug 1991	14,984	13,763	1,221	8.15%	81
Sep 1991	14,907	13,733	1,174	7.88%	79
Oct 1991	16,922	15,776	1,146	6.77%	68
Nov 1991	17,115	15,866	1,249	7.30%	73
Dec 1991	16,895	15,317	1,578	9.34%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	16,841	14,959	1,882	11.18%	112
Feb 1992	17,160	15,230	1,930	11.25%	112
Mar 1992	16,162	14,328	1,834	11.35%	113
Apr 1992	16,822	15,264	1,558	9.26%	93
May 1992	17,050	15,628	1,422	8.34%	83
Jun 1992	15,483	13,966	1,517	9.80%	98
Jul 1992	15,374	13,977	1,397	9.09%	91
Aug 1992	15,234	14,104	1,130	7.42%	74
Sep 1992	14,577	13,490	1,087	7.46%	75
Oct 1992	16,864	15,895	969	5.75%	57
Nov 1992	16,996	15,916	1,080	6.35%	64
Dec 1992	16,498	15,223	1,275	7.73%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	17,080	15,566	1,514	8.86%	89
Feb 1993	17,294	15,823	1,471	8.51%	85
Mar 1993	16,468	15,066	1,402	8.51%	85
Apr 1993	17,133	15,879	1,254	7.32%	73
May 1993	17,674	16,476	1,198	6.78%	68
Jun 1993	16,299	15,014	1,285	7.88%	79
Jul 1993	16,050	14,670	1,380	8.60%	86
Aug 1993	16,218	15,193	1,025	6.32%	63
Sep 1993	17,350	16,288	1,062	6.12%	61
Oct 1993	17,932	16,900	1,032	5.76%	58
Nov 1993	17,954	16,837	1,117	6.22%	62
Dec 1993	17,873	16,591	1,282	7.17%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	17,019	15,393	1,626	9.55%	96
Feb 1994	17,920	16,238	1,682	9.39%	94
Mar 1994	17,870	16,307	1,563	8.75%	87
Apr 1994	17,803	16,506	1,297	7.29%	73
May 1994	17,759	16,659	1,100	6.19%	62
Jun 1994	16,232	15,103	1,129	6.96%	70
Jul 1994	16,376	15,204	1,172	7.16%	72
Aug 1994	16,231	15,269	962	5.93%	59
Sep 1994	17,133	16,300	833	4.86%	49
Oct 1994	17,918	17,112	806	4.50%	45
Nov 1994	17,996	17,196	800	4.45%	44
Dec 1994	17,680	16,782	898	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	16,952	15,583	1,369	8.08%	81
Feb 1995	17,747	16,405	1,342	7.56%	76
Mar 1995	17,715	16,429	1,286	7.26%	73
Apr 1995	17,187	16,148	1,039	6.05%	60
May 1995	17,441	16,592	849	4.87%	49
Jun 1995	16,035	15,167	868	5.41%	54
Jul 1995	16,151	15,307	844	5.23%	52
Aug 1995	16,220	15,591	629	3.88%	39
Sep 1995	16,979	16,403	576	3.39%	34
Oct 1995	17,793	17,227	566	3.18%	32
Nov 1995	17,841	17,143	698	3.91%	39
Dec 1995	17,655	16,765	890	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	16,915	15,681	1,234	7.30%	73
Feb 1996	17,777	16,593	1,184	6.66%	67
Mar 1996	17,825	16,673	1,152	6.46%	65
Apr 1996	17,443	16,518	925	5.30%	53
May 1996	17,511	16,709	802	4.58%	46
Jun 1996	16,116	15,331	785	4.87%	49
Jul 1996	16,218	15,295	923	5.69%	57
Aug 1996	16,468	15,866	602	3.66%	37
Sep 1996	17,471	16,889	582	3.33%	33
Oct 1996	17,983	17,377	606	3.37%	34
Nov 1996	17,972	17,326	646	3.59%	36
Dec 1996	17,687	16,825	862	4.87%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,294	15,143	1,151	7.06%	71
Feb 1997	17,944	16,868	1,076	6.00%	60
Mar 1997	18,009	16,939	1,070	5.94%	59
Apr 1997	18,001	17,056	945	5.25%	52
May 1997	18,071	17,341	730	4.04%	40
Jun 1997	16,610	15,925	685	4.12%	41
Jul 1997	16,849	16,155	694	4.12%	41
Aug 1997	16,822	16,276	546	3.25%	32
Sep 1997	17,766	17,181	585	3.29%	33
Oct 1997	18,127	17,648	479	2.64%	26
Nov 1997	18,202	17,623	579	3.18%	32
Dec 1997	18,108	17,307	801	4.42%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	16,486	15,472	1,014	6.15%	62
Feb 1998	18,064	17,109	955	5.29%	53
Mar 1998	18,141	17,123	1,018	5.61%	56
Apr 1998	17,998	17,456	542	3.01%	30
May 1998	18,304	17,758	546	2.98%	30
Jun 1998	17,018	16,365	653	3.84%	38
Jul 1998	17,138	16,523	615	3.59%	36
Aug 1998	17,131	16,647	484	2.83%	28
Sep 1998	17,459	16,981	478	2.74%	27
Oct 1998	18,420	17,934	486	2.64%	26
Nov 1998	18,623	18,064	559	3.00%	30
Dec 1998	18,452	17,724	728	3.95%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	17,058	16,100	958	5.62%	56
Feb 1999	18,202	17,236	966	5.31%	53
Mar 1999	18,351	17,430	921	5.02%	50
Apr 1999	18,236	17,568	668	3.66%	37
May 1999	18,362	17,758	604	3.29%	33
Jun 1999	17,437	16,754	683	3.92%	39
Jul 1999	17,460	16,890	570	3.26%	33
Aug 1999	17,309	16,850	459	2.65%	27
Sep 1999	17,097	16,664	433	2.53%	25
Oct 1999	18,575	18,142	433	2.33%	23
Nov 1999	18,739	18,139	600	3.20%	32
Dec 1999	18,552	17,795	757	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	17,949	16,896	1,053	5.87%	59
Feb 2000	19,190	18,218	972	5.07%	51
Mar 2000	19,447	18,462	985	5.07%	51
Apr 2000	19,162	18,502	660	3.44%	34
May 2000	18,995	18,236	759	4.00%	40
Jun 2000	18,461	17,595	866	4.69%	47
Jul 2000	18,409	17,512	897	4.87%	49
Aug 2000	18,243	17,564	679	3.72%	37
Sep 2000	19,002	18,358	644	3.39%	34
Oct 2000	19,363	18,791	572	2.95%	30
Nov 2000	19,527	18,807	720	3.69%	37
Dec 2000	19,232	18,392	840	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	18,291	17,032	1,259	6.88%	69
Feb 2001	19,414	18,254	1,160	5.98%	60
Mar 2001	19,446	18,188	1,258	6.47%	65
Apr 2001	19,439	18,515	924	4.75%	48
May 2001	19,285	18,338	947	4.91%	49
Jun 2001	18,987	17,980	1,007	5.30%	53
Jul 2001	18,633	17,660	973	5.22%	52
Aug 2001	18,362	17,514	848	4.62%	46
Sep 2001	19,514	18,655	859	4.40%	44
Oct 2001	19,639	18,760	879	4.48%	45
Nov 2001	19,597	18,533	1,064	5.43%	54
Dec 2001	19,077	17,863	1,214	6.36%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	18,937	17,403	1,534	8.10%	81
Feb 2002	19,480	18,087	1,393	7.15%	72
Mar 2002	19,524	18,051	1,473	7.54%	75
Apr 2002	19,277	18,129	1,148	5.96%	60
May 2002	19,182	18,091	1,091	5.69%	57
Jun 2002	18,491	17,277	1,214	6.57%	66
Jul 2002	18,753	17,558	1,195	6.37%	64
Aug 2002	18,143	17,179	964	5.31%	53
Sep 2002	19,168	18,271	897	4.68%	47
Oct 2002	19,578	18,742	836	4.27%	43
Nov 2002	19,457	18,479	978	5.03%	50
Dec 2002	19,103	17,958	1,145	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	19,231	17,804	1,427	7.42%	74
Feb 2003	19,785	18,340	1,445	7.30%	73
Mar 2003	19,751	18,241	1,510	7.65%	76
Apr 2003	19,838	18,593	1,245	6.28%	63
May 2003	20,145	18,843	1,302	6.46%	65
Jun 2003	19,534	18,049	1,485	7.60%	76
Jul 2003	19,268	17,821	1,447	7.51%	75
Aug 2003	18,974	17,687	1,287	6.78%	68
Sep 2003	20,192	18,992	1,200	5.94%	59
Oct 2003	20,344	19,216	1,128	5.54%	55
Nov 2003	20,507	19,256	1,251	6.10%	61
Dec 2003	20,052	18,675	1,377	6.87%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	19,593	17,922	1,671	8.53%	85
Feb 2004	20,207	18,573	1,634	8.09%	81
Mar 2004	20,302	18,530	1,772	8.73%	87
Apr 2004	20,073	18,807	1,266	6.31%	63
May 2004	19,224	17,888	1,336	6.95%	69
Jun 2004	19,451	17,991	1,460	7.51%	75
Jul 2004	19,466	17,909	1,557	8.00%	80
Aug 2004	18,971	17,750	1,221	6.44%	64
Sep 2004	20,157	18,975	1,182	5.86%	59
Oct 2004	20,591	19,434	1,157	5.62%	56
Nov 2004	20,960	19,565	1,395	6.66%	67
Dec 2004	20,777	19,180	1,597	7.69%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	20,057	18,272	1,785	8.90%	89
Feb 2005	20,707	18,834	1,873	9.05%	90
Mar 2005	20,444	18,637	1,807	8.84%	88
Apr 2005	20,435	18,990	1,445	7.07%	71
May 2005	19,634	18,226	1,408	7.17%	72
Jun 2005	19,832	18,386	1,446	7.29%	73
Jul 2005	19,672	18,202	1,470	7.47%	75
Aug 2005	19,369	18,153	1,216	6.28%	63
Sep 2005	20,630	19,375	1,255	6.08%	61
Oct 2005	20,876	19,757	1,119	5.36%	54
Nov 2005	20,982	19,631	1,351	6.44%	64
Dec 2005	20,861	19,339	1,522	7.30%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	20,398	18,743	1,655	8.11%	81
Feb 2006	21,051	19,277	1,774	8.43%	84
Mar 2006	20,884	19,137	1,747	8.37%	84
Apr 2006	20,800	19,316	1,484	7.13%	71
May 2006	19,867	18,543	1,324	6.66%	67
Jun 2006	20,103	18,564	1,539	7.66%	77
Jul 2006	20,028	18,338	1,690	8.44%	84
Aug 2006	19,539	18,116	1,423	7.28%	73
Sep 2006	20,665	19,312	1,353	6.55%	65
Oct 2006	20,995	19,768	1,227	5.84%	58
Nov 2006	20,955	19,563	1,392	6.64%	66
Dec 2006	20,789	19,233	1,556	7.48%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	20,519	18,769	1,750	8.53%	85
Feb 2007	20,949	19,201	1,748	8.34%	83
Mar 2007	20,701	19,019	1,682	8.13%	81
Apr 2007	20,434	18,997	1,437	7.03%	70
May 2007	19,515	18,133	1,382	7.08%	71
Jun 2007	19,693	18,146	1,547	7.86%	79
Jul 2007	19,824	18,219	1,605	8.10%	81
Aug 2007	19,334	17,972	1,362	7.04%	70
Sep 2007	20,398	19,068	1,330	6.52%	65
Oct 2007	20,684	19,402	1,282	6.20%	62
Nov 2007	20,696	19,365	1,331	6.43%	64
Dec 2007	20,494	18,929	1,565	7.64%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	20,321	18,611	1,710	8.41%	84
Feb 2008	20,703	18,896	1,807	8.73%	87
Mar 2008	20,578	18,843	1,735	8.43%	84
Apr 2008	20,417	19,043	1,374	6.73%	67
May 2008	19,516	17,930	1,586	8.13%	81
Jun 2008	19,680	17,940	1,740	8.84%	88
Jul 2008	19,796	17,865	1,931	9.75%	98
Aug 2008	19,096	17,442	1,654	8.66%	87
Sep 2008	20,116	18,389	1,727	8.59%	86
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Big Rapids Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	2,800	15.10%
2.	Construction	2,106	11.36%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	922	4.97%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	892	4.81%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	654	3.53%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	630	3.40%
7.	Machinery Manufacturing	618	3.33%
8.	Health Care	552	2.98%
9.	Truck Transportation	494	2.66%
10.	Public Administration	472	2.55%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	462	2.49%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	460	2.48%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	460	2.48%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	456	2.46%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	412	2.22%
16.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	352	1.90%
17.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	340	1.83%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	308	1.66%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	304	1.64%
20.	Other Transportation	296	1.60%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,888	23.72%
2.	Health Care	2,252	13.74%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,710	10.43%
4.	Social Assistance	742	4.53%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	532	3.25%
6.	Public Administration	524	3.20%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	516	3.15%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	474	2.89%
9.	Finance and Insurance	408	2.49%
10.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	340	2.07%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	336	2.05%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	322	1.96%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	270	1.65%
14.	Leather and Allied Manufacturing	262	1.60%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	232	1.42%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	224	1.37%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	200	1.22%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	196	1.20%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	194	1.18%
20.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	156	0.95%

Big Rapids Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,086	5.86%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,016	5.48%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,008	5.44%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	904	4.87%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	852	4.59%
6.	Other Management Occupations	748	4.03%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	746	4.02%
8.	Postsecondary Teachers	680	3.67%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	546	2.94%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	522	2.81%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	520	2.80%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	488	2.63%
13.	Other Construction Trades	484	2.61%
14.	Assemblers and Fabricators	432	2.33%
15.	Carpenters	388	2.09%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	364	1.96%
17.	Farmers and Farm Managers	356	1.92%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	348	1.88%
19.	Other Health Occupations	310	1.67%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	268	1.45%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,118	6.82%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	954	5.82%
3.	Cashiers	674	4.11%
4.	Other Production Occupations	666	4.06%
5.	Waiters and Waitresses	656	4.00%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	580	3.54%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	550	3.35%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	548	3.34%
9.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	536	3.27%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	516	3.15%
11.	Registered Nurses	516	3.15%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	476	2.90%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	466	2.84%
14.	Other Management Occupations	448	2.73%
15.	Child Care Workers	434	2.65%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	426	2.60%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	418	2.55%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	384	2.34%
19.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	356	2.17%
20.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	328	2.00%

Big Rapids Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	31,282	47.58%
15-35 hours	11,708	17.81%
1-14 hours	2,630	4.00%
No regular hours	20,130	30.62%

Big Rapids Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,621	4.94%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,158	3.53%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,316	4.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,328	7.10%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,947	8.98%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,826	11.66%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,704	17.39%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,011	9.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,357	4.14%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,626	4.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	734	2.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	450	1.37%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,116	9.50%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,614	11.02%

Big Rapids Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,662	8.11%
5-9	5,580	17.01%
10-14	6,084	18.54%
15-19	4,678	14.26%
20-24	2,830	8.63%
25-29	1,288	3.93%
30-34	2,576	7.85%
35-39	590	1.80%
40-44	731	2.23%
45-59	2,422	7.38%
60-89	1,985	6.05%
At least 90	1,382	4.21%

Big Rapids Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	140	0.43%	22,982	70.05%
30-44	88	0.27%	3,809	11.61%
45-59	18	0.05%	2,404	7.33%
At least 60	78	0.24%	3,289	10.02%

Big Rapids Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	130	0.38%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,451	12.86%
Car / truck / van, solo	25,538	73.80%
Motorcycle	18	0.05%
Other	253	0.73%
Public transportation	324	0.94%
Walked	2,094	6.05%
Worked at home	1,794	5.18%

Big Rapids Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Rapids Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 29,796 (74,334 people)
: 19,832 (58,516 people)
: 6,947
: 40,089
Big Rapids Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,745	12.43%
$10,000-$14,999	2,457	8.15%
$15,000-$19,999	2,408	7.99%
$20,000-$24,999	2,460	8.16%
$25,000-$29,999	2,313	7.68%
$30,000-$34,999	2,063	6.85%
$35,000-$39,999	2,227	7.39%
$40,000-$44,999	1,843	6.12%
$45,000-$49,999	1,444	4.79%
$50,000-$59,999	2,731	9.06%
$60,000-$74,999	2,545	8.45%
$75,000-$99,999	2,022	6.71%
$100,000-$124,999	903	3.00%
$125,000-$149,999	417	1.38%
$150,000-$199,999	263	0.87%
$200,000 or more	294	0.98%

Big Rapids Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,649	24.47%
Family, 2 people	4,891	32.79%
Nonfamily, 2 people	938	6.29%
Family, 3 people	1,963	13.16%
Nonfamily, 3 people	209	1.40%
Family, 4 people	1,700	11.40%
Nonfamily, 4 people	174	1.17%
Family, 5 people	872	5.85%
Nonfamily, 5 people	32	0.21%
Family, 6 people	288	1.93%
Nonfamily, 6 people	10	0.07%
Family, 7 or more people	179	1.20%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	10	0.07%

Big Rapids Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	22,687	27.41%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	10,788	13.03%
Public Assistance	1,060	1.28%
Retirement	6,660	8.05%
Self Employment	3,872	4.68%
Social Security	9,183	11.09%
Supplemental Security	1,534	1.85%
Wage / Salary	21,797	26.33%
Other	5,198	6.28%

Big Rapids Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	9,909	60.82%
With children under 18	6,384	39.18%

Big Rapids Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,739	8.11%
Married	19,497	57.71%
Never Married	10,737	31.78%
Widowed	813	2.41%

Big Rapids Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,145	9.53%
Married	18,982	57.51%
Never Married	8,020	24.30%
Widowed	2,861	8.67%

Big Rapids Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Rapids Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Big Rapids Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,698	4.25%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,703	10.55%
High school diploma or equivalent	20,033	31.52%
Some college, no degree	18,581	29.24%
Associate degree	5,739	9.03%
Bachelors degree	6,268	9.86%
Graduate or professional degree	3,529	5.55%

Big Rapids Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	790	1.95%	271	0.67%	1,061	2.62%
Kindergarten	994	2.45%	75	0.18%	1,069	2.64%
Grades 1-4	3,806	9.39%	660	1.63%	4,466	11.01%
Grades 5-8	3,908	9.64%	377	0.93%	4,285	10.57%
Grades 9-12	4,092	10.09%	106	0.26%	4,198	10.35%
Undergrad college	12,856	31.70%	310	0.76%	13,166	32.47%
Graduate or professional school	884	2.18%	14	0.03%	898	2.21%
Total	27,330	67.39%	1,813	4.47%	29,143	71.86%

Big Rapids Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Rapids Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Big Rapids Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	70	58
2004	74	75

Big Rapids Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Rapids Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Big Rapids Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	63,113	83.87%
Below Poverty Level	12,138	16.13%

Big Rapids Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Big Rapids Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Big Rapids Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,924	12.14%
10-19 Years	6,916	17.05%
20-29 Years	7,605	18.75%
30-39 Years	4,572	11.27%
40-49 Years	4,990	12.30%
50-59 Years	4,348	10.72%
60-69 Years	3,509	8.65%
70-79 Years	2,515	6.20%
80-89 Years	1,000	2.47%
90+ Years	174	0.43%

Big Rapids Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	20,561	50.70%
Female	19,992	49.30%

Big Rapids Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	37,259	91.88%
African-American	1,450	3.58%
Multiracial	671	1.65%
Hispanic/Latino	520	1.28%
Asian	346	0.85%
Amerindian	247	0.61%
Other Race	45	0.11%
Pacific Islander	15	0.04%

Big Rapids Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	21,317	27.42%
2.	English	10,191	13.11%
3.	Irish	9,422	12.12%
4.	United States Or American	5,876	7.56%
5.	Dutch	4,585	5.90%
6.	Polish	4,397	5.66%
7.	French Non-Basque	4,017	5.17%
8.	Italian	2,592	3.33%
9.	Scottish	2,355	3.03%
10.	Swedish	2,343	3.01%

Big Rapids Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	73,279	94.81%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,254	1.62%
3.	German	1,012	1.31%
4.	Other West Germanic	311	0.40%
5.	French	298	0.39%
6.	Arabic	154	0.20%
7.	African	144	0.19%
8.	Polish	127	0.16%
9.	Tagalog	100	0.13%
10.	Other Indo European	78	0.10%

Big Rapids Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	80,671	98.09%
Naturalized immigrant	605	0.74%
Not a citizen	968	1.18%

Big Rapids Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Rapids Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Colfax (5,704)	Morton (1,469)	Sheridan
Green (4,414)	Fork (1,297)	Chippewa
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Aetna	Deerfield	Morley
Austin	Fork	Morton
Barryton	Grant	Paris
Big Rapids	Green	Remus
Canadian Lakes	Hinton	Rodney
Chippewa	Martiny	Sheridan
Chippewa Lake	Mecosta	Stanwood
Colfax	Millbrook	Wheatland