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Grand Rapids Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 740,482
Land Area (2000): 7,324.205 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 162.691 square kilometers

Grand Rapids Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2004	764,503	2005	Not Available	2006	769,263

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,070,226	71.93%
Rural, Farm	20,838	1.40%
Rural, Non-farm	396,846	26.67%

Grand 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.

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

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	339,780	318,654	21,126	6.22%	62
1991	336,505	309,977	26,528	7.88%	79
1992	341,340	313,624	27,716	8.12%	81
1993	352,536	330,333	22,203	6.30%	63
1994	365,890	347,121	18,769	5.13%	51
1995	373,100	357,246	15,854	4.25%	42
1996	378,530	362,757	15,774	4.17%	42
1997	390,306	376,819	13,487	3.46%	35
1998	396,348	384,273	12,075	3.05%	31
1999	407,264	394,821	12,443	3.06%	31
2000	402,534	389,541	12,993	3.23%	32
2001	406,120	387,019	19,101	4.70%	47
2002	396,880	372,535	24,345	6.13%	61
2003	395,648	366,962	28,686	7.25%	72
2004	402,364	375,232	27,133	6.74%	67
2005	408,993	384,747	24,246	5.93%	59
2006	413,361	389,114	24,247	5.87%	59
2007	413,180	388,604	24,576	5.95%	60
2008	411,184	383,285	27,899	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	338,636	315,088	23,548	6.95%	70
Feb 1990	337,240	312,848	24,392	7.23%	72
Mar 1990	335,505	313,517	21,988	6.55%	66
Apr 1990	335,514	314,946	20,568	6.13%	61
May 1990	341,842	321,185	20,657	6.04%	60
Jun 1990	345,238	324,517	20,721	6.00%	60
Jul 1990	345,338	323,262	22,076	6.39%	64
Aug 1990	345,796	324,138	21,658	6.26%	63
Sep 1990	340,154	320,310	19,844	5.83%	58
Oct 1990	338,245	320,232	18,013	5.33%	53
Nov 1990	336,769	318,534	18,235	5.41%	54
Dec 1990	337,079	315,270	21,809	6.47%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	331,881	306,025	25,856	7.79%	78
Feb 1991	332,907	305,193	27,714	8.32%	83
Mar 1991	331,853	304,756	27,097	8.17%	82
Apr 1991	332,993	307,890	25,103	7.54%	75
May 1991	337,497	310,731	26,766	7.93%	79
Jun 1991	343,274	313,802	29,472	8.59%	86
Jul 1991	341,218	312,093	29,125	8.54%	85
Aug 1991	341,152	314,342	26,810	7.86%	79
Sep 1991	339,666	312,356	27,310	8.04%	80
Oct 1991	335,252	311,416	23,836	7.11%	71
Nov 1991	335,408	311,979	23,429	6.99%	70
Dec 1991	334,962	309,143	25,819	7.71%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	332,438	301,545	30,893	9.29%	93
Feb 1992	334,739	302,548	32,191	9.62%	96
Mar 1992	334,752	304,886	29,866	8.92%	89
Apr 1992	335,447	307,039	28,408	8.47%	85
May 1992	340,972	313,039	27,933	8.19%	82
Jun 1992	348,548	317,884	30,664	8.80%	88
Jul 1992	350,763	319,489	31,274	8.92%	89
Aug 1992	347,557	320,777	26,780	7.71%	77
Sep 1992	344,416	318,342	26,074	7.57%	76
Oct 1992	341,759	319,350	22,409	6.56%	66
Nov 1992	342,958	320,146	22,812	6.65%	67
Dec 1992	341,731	318,442	23,289	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	339,033	313,483	25,550	7.54%	75
Feb 1993	341,624	316,768	24,856	7.28%	73
Mar 1993	341,913	319,104	22,809	6.67%	67
Apr 1993	343,562	321,828	21,734	6.33%	63
May 1993	352,315	330,405	21,910	6.22%	62
Jun 1993	361,895	336,291	25,604	7.07%	71
Jul 1993	362,118	334,879	27,239	7.52%	75
Aug 1993	359,587	338,704	20,883	5.81%	58
Sep 1993	355,125	335,061	20,064	5.65%	56
Oct 1993	356,452	338,139	18,313	5.14%	51
Nov 1993	358,251	339,565	18,686	5.22%	52
Dec 1993	358,556	339,767	18,789	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	357,033	334,052	22,981	6.44%	64
Feb 1994	359,245	335,939	23,306	6.49%	65
Mar 1994	358,217	336,648	21,569	6.02%	60
Apr 1994	358,315	339,905	18,410	5.14%	51
May 1994	364,807	347,441	17,366	4.76%	48
Jun 1994	371,751	351,152	20,599	5.54%	55
Jul 1994	373,619	350,164	23,455	6.28%	63
Aug 1994	372,174	354,006	18,168	4.88%	49
Sep 1994	368,360	352,032	16,328	4.43%	44
Oct 1994	369,614	354,608	15,006	4.06%	41
Nov 1994	370,385	356,158	14,227	3.84%	38
Dec 1994	367,157	353,344	13,813	3.76%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	367,249	349,447	17,802	4.85%	48
Feb 1995	367,575	350,783	16,792	4.57%	46
Mar 1995	368,174	351,459	16,715	4.54%	45
Apr 1995	369,745	353,821	15,924	4.31%	43
May 1995	375,038	359,249	15,789	4.21%	42
Jun 1995	380,949	361,935	19,014	4.99%	50
Jul 1995	380,072	360,985	19,087	5.02%	50
Aug 1995	377,653	362,098	15,555	4.12%	41
Sep 1995	372,862	358,743	14,119	3.79%	38
Oct 1995	373,081	360,242	12,839	3.44%	34
Nov 1995	373,806	360,840	12,966	3.47%	35
Dec 1995	370,997	357,354	13,643	3.68%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	367,916	350,255	17,661	4.80%	48
Feb 1996	370,178	353,111	17,067	4.61%	46
Mar 1996	372,380	355,640	16,740	4.50%	45
Apr 1996	370,425	355,771	14,654	3.96%	40
May 1996	377,831	361,849	15,982	4.23%	42
Jun 1996	383,311	365,196	18,115	4.73%	47
Jul 1996	386,862	366,248	20,614	5.33%	53
Aug 1996	383,588	368,799	14,789	3.86%	39
Sep 1996	380,987	366,691	14,296	3.75%	38
Oct 1996	383,593	370,496	13,097	3.41%	34
Nov 1996	382,691	369,966	12,725	3.33%	33
Dec 1996	382,601	369,058	13,543	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	379,495	363,187	16,308	4.30%	43
Feb 1997	380,609	365,452	15,157	3.98%	40
Mar 1997	383,331	369,016	14,315	3.73%	37
Apr 1997	382,708	371,115	11,593	3.03%	30
May 1997	390,594	378,206	12,388	3.17%	32
Jun 1997	395,316	380,153	15,163	3.84%	38
Jul 1997	399,412	382,363	17,049	4.27%	43
Aug 1997	394,758	382,052	12,706	3.22%	32
Sep 1997	393,127	380,457	12,670	3.22%	32
Oct 1997	393,552	382,487	11,065	2.81%	28
Nov 1997	395,674	384,101	11,573	2.92%	29
Dec 1997	395,093	383,241	11,852	3.00%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	391,146	376,052	15,094	3.86%	39
Feb 1998	392,798	379,021	13,777	3.51%	35
Mar 1998	392,703	379,316	13,387	3.41%	34
Apr 1998	389,599	380,276	9,323	2.39%	24
May 1998	396,733	385,896	10,837	2.73%	27
Jun 1998	401,351	388,046	13,305	3.32%	33
Jul 1998	399,930	385,301	14,629	3.66%	37
Aug 1998	398,092	386,699	11,393	2.86%	29
Sep 1998	396,548	385,149	11,399	2.87%	29
Oct 1998	397,339	387,035	10,304	2.59%	26
Nov 1998	399,340	388,995	10,345	2.59%	26
Dec 1998	400,601	389,489	11,112	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	397,575	383,327	14,248	3.58%	36
Feb 1999	399,111	384,840	14,271	3.58%	36
Mar 1999	399,462	386,286	13,176	3.30%	33
Apr 1999	398,488	387,398	11,090	2.78%	28
May 1999	406,350	394,575	11,775	2.90%	29
Jun 1999	412,704	398,023	14,681	3.56%	36
Jul 1999	412,714	395,832	16,882	4.09%	41
Aug 1999	410,116	399,407	10,709	2.61%	26
Sep 1999	408,881	398,273	10,608	2.59%	26
Oct 1999	411,436	401,101	10,335	2.51%	25
Nov 1999	414,968	403,962	11,006	2.65%	27
Dec 1999	415,360	404,831	10,529	2.53%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	398,754	385,284	13,470	3.38%	34
Feb 2000	400,202	387,688	12,514	3.13%	31
Mar 2000	401,183	387,874	13,309	3.32%	33
Apr 2000	394,988	384,812	10,176	2.58%	26
May 2000	399,892	387,510	12,382	3.10%	31
Jun 2000	406,511	391,820	14,691	3.61%	36
Jul 2000	406,821	388,715	18,106	4.45%	45
Aug 2000	402,147	388,869	13,278	3.30%	33
Sep 2000	401,133	388,759	12,374	3.08%	31
Oct 2000	403,615	392,847	10,768	2.67%	27
Nov 2000	406,486	394,441	12,045	2.96%	30
Dec 2000	408,672	395,871	12,801	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	408,697	390,788	17,909	4.38%	44
Feb 2001	407,235	389,604	17,631	4.33%	43
Mar 2001	407,656	388,611	19,045	4.67%	47
Apr 2001	405,691	390,263	15,428	3.80%	38
May 2001	410,393	392,948	17,445	4.25%	43
Jun 2001	412,820	392,990	19,830	4.80%	48
Jul 2001	410,492	388,174	22,318	5.44%	54
Aug 2001	404,223	385,790	18,433	4.56%	46
Sep 2001	401,846	383,331	18,515	4.61%	46
Oct 2001	401,986	383,200	18,786	4.67%	47
Nov 2001	402,048	380,707	21,341	5.31%	53
Dec 2001	400,353	377,826	22,527	5.63%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	397,628	370,971	26,657	6.70%	67
Feb 2002	398,438	373,145	25,293	6.35%	63
Mar 2002	398,369	371,310	27,059	6.79%	68
Apr 2002	393,061	369,883	23,178	5.90%	59
May 2002	398,209	373,652	24,557	6.17%	62
Jun 2002	401,225	374,619	26,606	6.63%	66
Jul 2002	401,267	372,858	28,409	7.08%	71
Aug 2002	395,423	372,948	22,475	5.68%	57
Sep 2002	393,786	372,207	21,579	5.48%	55
Oct 2002	393,997	373,898	20,099	5.10%	51
Nov 2002	395,502	373,246	22,256	5.63%	56
Dec 2002	395,657	371,682	23,975	6.06%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	388,771	360,214	28,557	7.35%	73
Feb 2003	390,649	361,696	28,953	7.41%	74
Mar 2003	389,897	360,186	29,711	7.62%	76
Apr 2003	389,603	359,800	29,803	7.65%	76
May 2003	396,481	367,122	29,359	7.40%	74
Jun 2003	401,616	369,056	32,560	8.11%	81
Jul 2003	400,805	367,187	33,618	8.39%	84
Aug 2003	396,234	368,780	27,454	6.93%	69
Sep 2003	394,183	366,875	27,308	6.93%	69
Oct 2003	396,499	371,745	24,754	6.24%	62
Nov 2003	401,138	375,203	25,935	6.47%	65
Dec 2003	401,897	375,683	26,214	6.52%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	399,716	369,774	29,942	7.49%	75
Feb 2004	399,173	369,825	29,348	7.35%	74
Mar 2004	399,914	368,389	31,525	7.88%	79
Apr 2004	396,391	371,688	24,703	6.23%	62
May 2004	403,566	376,544	27,022	6.70%	67
Jun 2004	407,127	378,191	28,936	7.11%	71
Jul 2004	408,421	376,261	32,160	7.87%	79
Aug 2004	401,791	377,195	24,596	6.12%	61
Sep 2004	398,722	374,707	24,015	6.02%	60
Oct 2004	401,660	378,992	22,668	5.64%	56
Nov 2004	406,651	381,626	25,025	6.15%	62
Dec 2004	405,240	379,588	25,652	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	401,839	374,768	27,071	6.74%	67
Feb 2005	404,569	376,280	28,289	6.99%	70
Mar 2005	404,138	377,571	26,567	6.57%	66
Apr 2005	402,776	379,706	23,070	5.73%	57
May 2005	409,939	385,819	24,120	5.88%	59
Jun 2005	411,881	386,662	25,219	6.12%	61
Jul 2005	415,770	388,428	27,342	6.58%	66
Aug 2005	412,422	390,353	22,069	5.35%	54
Sep 2005	408,141	385,972	22,169	5.43%	54
Oct 2005	410,041	390,113	19,928	4.86%	49
Nov 2005	413,686	391,358	22,328	5.40%	54
Dec 2005	412,715	389,938	22,777	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	407,733	383,617	24,116	5.91%	59
Feb 2006	410,430	384,358	26,072	6.35%	64
Mar 2006	410,474	384,895	25,579	6.23%	62
Apr 2006	409,415	386,519	22,896	5.59%	56
May 2006	414,984	392,546	22,438	5.41%	54
Jun 2006	418,081	393,012	25,069	6.00%	60
Jul 2006	420,281	390,935	29,346	6.98%	70
Aug 2006	415,287	391,214	24,073	5.80%	58
Sep 2006	411,614	387,707	23,907	5.81%	58
Oct 2006	411,106	389,933	21,173	5.15%	52
Nov 2006	415,179	392,511	22,668	5.46%	55
Dec 2006	415,753	392,124	23,629	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	412,772	386,466	26,306	6.37%	64
Feb 2007	411,877	386,400	25,477	6.19%	62
Mar 2007	411,517	386,282	25,235	6.13%	61
Apr 2007	408,134	385,267	22,867	5.60%	56
May 2007	415,359	391,885	23,474	5.65%	57
Jun 2007	418,018	392,066	25,952	6.21%	62
Jul 2007	416,832	387,895	28,937	6.94%	69
Aug 2007	412,555	388,823	23,732	5.75%	58
Sep 2007	411,583	387,753	23,830	5.79%	58
Oct 2007	410,113	388,276	21,837	5.32%	53
Nov 2007	414,984	392,216	22,768	5.49%	55
Dec 2007	414,411	389,913	24,498	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	410,974	385,209	25,765	6.27%	63
Feb 2008	410,948	384,197	26,751	6.51%	65
Mar 2008	412,115	386,311	25,804	6.26%	63
Apr 2008	408,581	386,909	21,672	5.30%	53
May 2008	416,358	388,169	28,189	6.77%	68
Jun 2008	416,156	386,497	29,659	7.13%	71
Jul 2008	413,714	380,522	33,192	8.02%	80
Aug 2008	407,968	377,949	30,019	7.36%	74
Sep 2008	403,846	373,805	30,041	7.44%	74
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Grand Rapids Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	39,678	10.15%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	27,928	7.14%
3.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	19,012	4.86%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	18,080	4.62%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	17,828	4.56%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	17,442	4.46%
7.	Educational Services	16,718	4.28%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	15,558	3.98%
9.	Health Care	12,112	3.10%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	10,856	2.78%
11.	Finance and Insurance	10,228	2.62%
12.	Public Administration	10,130	2.59%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	9,198	2.35%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	8,744	2.24%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	8,282	2.12%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	8,060	2.06%
17.	Truck Transportation	7,298	1.87%
18.	Food Manufacturing	7,086	1.81%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	6,848	1.75%
20.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	6,122	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	49,476	14.65%
2.	Educational Services	40,270	11.92%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	23,248	6.88%
4.	Finance and Insurance	21,682	6.42%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	14,982	4.44%
6.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	13,774	4.08%
7.	Social Assistance	13,262	3.93%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	11,198	3.32%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	9,818	2.91%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	9,084	2.69%
11.	Public Administration	8,818	2.61%
12.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	7,332	2.17%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	6,276	1.86%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	6,016	1.78%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	5,738	1.70%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	4,884	1.45%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	4,794	1.42%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,622	1.37%
19.	Construction	4,486	1.33%
20.	Food Manufacturing	4,066	1.20%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	26,956	6.89%
2.	Other Production Occupations	26,790	6.85%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	17,042	4.36%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	17,018	4.35%
5.	Other Management Occupations	16,040	4.10%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	15,254	3.90%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	14,256	3.65%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	14,122	3.61%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	13,704	3.51%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	13,240	3.39%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	10,702	2.74%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	10,462	2.68%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	9,368	2.40%
14.	Engineers	9,020	2.31%
15.	Computer Specialists	8,860	2.27%
16.	Other Construction Trades	8,522	2.18%
17.	Top Executives	8,498	2.17%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	6,726	1.72%
19.	Carpenters	6,612	1.69%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	6,274	1.60%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	20,806	6.16%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	19,918	5.90%
3.	Other Production Occupations	15,328	4.54%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	14,028	4.15%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	12,008	3.56%
6.	Cashiers	11,208	3.32%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	10,650	3.15%
8.	Registered Nurses	10,474	3.10%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	9,960	2.95%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	9,640	2.85%
11.	Other Management Occupations	9,486	2.81%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	9,324	2.76%
13.	Child Care Workers	9,320	2.76%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	8,450	2.50%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	8,432	2.50%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	8,276	2.45%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	8,214	2.43%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,582	2.25%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	7,488	2.22%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	7,486	2.22%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	636,505	57.06%
15-35 hours	155,662	13.95%
1-14 hours	39,615	3.55%
No regular hours	283,692	25.43%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	26,918	3.87%
5 AM-5:29 AM	24,564	3.53%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	34,904	5.02%
6 AM-6:29 AM	54,284	7.80%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	67,989	9.77%
7 AM-7:29 AM	96,418	13.86%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	112,518	16.17%
8 AM-8:29 AM	68,057	9.78%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	32,621	4.69%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	29,169	4.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	12,465	1.79%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	6,902	0.99%
Noon-3:59 PM	67,515	9.70%
4 PM-11:59 PM	61,384	8.82%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	24,942	3.59%
5-9	80,146	11.52%
10-14	116,091	16.69%
15-19	126,086	18.12%
20-24	117,584	16.90%
25-29	50,020	7.19%
30-34	78,679	11.31%
35-39	16,190	2.33%
40-44	17,835	2.56%
45-59	36,925	5.31%
60-89	19,453	2.80%
At least 90	11,757	1.69%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,016	0.43%	511,853	73.57%
30-44	1,796	0.26%	110,908	15.94%
45-59	1,018	0.15%	35,907	5.16%
At least 60	958	0.14%	30,252	4.35%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,532	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	71,857	9.99%
Car / truck / van, solo	596,387	82.90%
Motorcycle	182	0.03%
Other	4,250	0.59%
Public transportation	6,788	0.94%
Walked	14,712	2.04%
Worked at home	23,730	3.30%

Grand 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.

Grand Rapids Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 544,942 (1,441,478 people)
: 379,190 (1,201,992 people)
: 166,004
: 747,857
Grand Rapids Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	36,674	6.70%
$10,000-$14,999	28,575	5.22%
$15,000-$19,999	32,073	5.86%
$20,000-$24,999	35,837	6.55%
$25,000-$29,999	34,764	6.35%
$30,000-$34,999	35,505	6.49%
$35,000-$39,999	34,658	6.33%
$40,000-$44,999	33,868	6.19%
$45,000-$49,999	31,324	5.72%
$50,000-$59,999	57,182	10.45%
$60,000-$74,999	67,077	12.25%
$75,000-$99,999	62,080	11.34%
$100,000-$124,999	26,913	4.92%
$125,000-$149,999	11,655	2.13%
$150,000-$199,999	9,209	1.68%
$200,000 or more	9,987	1.82%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	66,991	24.62%
Family, 2 people	74,822	27.49%
Nonfamily, 2 people	13,355	4.91%
Family, 3 people	40,984	15.06%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,183	0.80%
Family, 4 people	40,049	14.72%
Nonfamily, 4 people	841	0.31%
Family, 5 people	20,744	7.62%
Nonfamily, 5 people	317	0.12%
Family, 6 people	7,509	2.76%
Nonfamily, 6 people	153	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	4,101	1.51%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	81	0.03%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	458,890	30.84%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	207,187	13.92%
Public Assistance	15,647	1.05%
Retirement	81,404	5.47%
Self Employment	62,009	4.17%
Social Security	125,522	8.44%
Supplemental Security	17,938	1.21%
Wage / Salary	447,491	30.07%
Other	71,927	4.83%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	152,534	50.62%
With children under 18	148,818	49.38%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	49,120	8.77%
Married	326,402	58.28%
Never Married	173,060	30.90%
Widowed	11,520	2.06%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	61,967	10.69%
Married	322,294	55.60%
Never Married	144,698	24.96%
Widowed	50,679	8.74%

Grand 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.

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	48,503	4.53%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	134,786	12.60%
High school diploma or equivalent	328,897	30.75%
Some college, no degree	262,111	24.51%
Associate degree	75,335	7.04%
Bachelors degree	152,352	14.24%
Graduate or professional degree	67,630	6.32%

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

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	17,002	2.30%	10,245	1.38%	27,247	3.68%
Kindergarten	21,410	2.89%	4,077	0.55%	25,487	3.44%
Grades 1-4	81,342	10.99%	14,614	1.97%	95,956	12.96%
Grades 5-8	82,452	11.13%	13,700	1.85%	96,152	12.99%
Grades 9-12	82,930	11.20%	12,739	1.72%	95,669	12.92%
Undergrad college	45,930	6.20%	20,995	2.84%	66,925	9.04%
Graduate or professional school	8,856	1.20%	3,392	0.46%	12,248	1.65%
Total	339,922	45.91%	79,762	10.77%	419,684	56.68%

Grand 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.

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

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	1,695	1,605
2004	1,771	1,531

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,322,129	91.24%
Below Poverty Level	126,944	8.76%

Grand 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.

Grand Rapids Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 6,932
Grand Rapids Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2004	0.289	0.025	0.004	0.025	0.343	0.000	0.000	4.896	0.209	5.105
2005	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2006	2.597	0.511	0.034	1.111	4.253	0.000	7.510	22.771	1.968	32.249
2007	2.603	0.458	0.035	1.133	4.229	0.000	7.553	22.545	1.678	31.776

Grand 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.

Grand Rapids Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Grand Rapids Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	114,300	15.44%
10-19 Years	116,200	15.69%
20-29 Years	105,404	14.23%
30-39 Years	114,975	15.53%
40-49 Years	112,800	15.23%
50-59 Years	73,974	9.99%
60-69 Years	45,215	6.11%
70-79 Years	36,360	4.91%
80-89 Years	17,759	2.40%
90+ Years	3,495	0.47%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	367,773	49.67%
Female	372,709	50.33%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	616,214	83.22%
African-American	53,409	7.21%
Hispanic/Latino	44,570	6.02%
Asian	11,060	1.49%
Multiracial	10,834	1.46%
Amerindian	3,341	0.45%
Other Race	818	0.11%
Pacific Islander	236	0.03%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	302,502	21.66%
2.	Dutch	261,889	18.75%
3.	Irish	162,259	11.62%
4.	English	159,313	11.41%
5.	Polish	104,088	7.45%
6.	United States Or American	84,164	6.03%
7.	French Non-Basque	55,862	4.00%
8.	Italian	36,927	2.64%
9.	Swedish	30,931	2.21%
10.	Scottish	25,310	1.81%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,257,412	91.37%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	70,455	5.12%
3.	Vietnamese	8,017	0.58%
4.	German	5,315	0.39%
5.	French	4,484	0.33%
6.	Other West Germanic	4,253	0.31%
7.	Serbo Croatian	4,190	0.30%
8.	Arabic	2,566	0.19%
9.	Other Indo European	2,371	0.17%
10.	Polish	2,151	0.16%

Grand Rapids Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,407,446	94.59%
Naturalized immigrant	25,819	1.74%
Not a citizen	54,645	3.67%

Grand 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.

Grand 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.

Grand Rapids Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Barry County	Kent County
Ionia County	Newaygo County

Grand Rapids Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ada	Denver	Nelson
Algoma	Dowling	Newaygo
Alpine	East Grand Rapids	North Plains
Alto	Easton	Northview
Ashland	Ensley	Norwich
Assyria	Everett	Oakfield
Baltimore	Forest Hills	Odessa
Barry	Freeport	Orange
Barton	Fremont	Orangeville
Beaver	Gaines	Orleans
Belding	Garfield	Otisco
Belmont	Goodwell	Palo
Berlin	Gowen	Pewamo
Big Prairie	Grand Rapids	Plainfield
Bitely	Grandville	Portland
Boston	Grant	Prairieville
Bowne	Grattan	Rockford
Bridgeton	Hastings	Ronald
Brohman	Hesperia	Rutland
Brooks	Hickory Corners	Sand Lake
Byron	Home	Saranac
Byron Center	Hope	Sebewa
Caledonia	Hubbardston	Sheridan
Campbell	Ionia	Sherman
Cannon	Irving	Smyrna
Cannonsburg	Johnstown	Solon
Carlton	Keene	Sparta
Cascade	Kent City	Spencer
Casnovia	Kentwood	Thornapple
Castleton	Lake Odessa	Troy
Cedar Springs	Lilley	Tyrone
Clarksville	Lincoln	Vergennes
Cloverdale	Lowell	Walker
Comstock Park	Lyons	White Cloud
Courtland	Maple Grove	Wilcox
Croton	Merrill	Woodland
Cutlerville	Middleville	Wyoming
Danby	Monroe	Yankee Springs
Dayton	Muir
Delton	Nashville

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Kent County (574,335)	Barry County (56,755)
Ionia County (61,518)	Newaygo County (47,874)

Grand Rapids (211,657)	Vergennes (3,611)	Barton (820)
Wyoming (69,368)	Grattan (3,551)	Lilley (788)
Kentwood (45,255)	Barry (3,489)	Muir (634)
Walker (22,134)	Orangeville (3,321)	Pewamo (560)
Forest Hills (20,942)	Prairieville (3,175)	Goodwell (551)
Gaines (19,371)	Cedar Springs (3,112)	Sand Lake (492)
Plainfield (18,801)	Johnstown (3,067)	Freeport (444)
Grant (17,157)	Croton (3,042)	Hubbardston (394)
Grandville (16,263)	Easton (2,835)	Clarksville (317)
Cutlerville (15,114)	Denver (2,754)	Ada (161)
Northview (14,730)	Bowne (2,743)	Garfield
Ionia (14,206)	Orleans (2,736)	Home
Caledonia (13,069)	Middleville (2,721)	Merrill
Cannon (12,075)	Danby (2,696)	Monroe
Fremont (11,098)	Ashland (2,570)	Norwich
East Grand Rapids (10,764)	Ensley (2,474)	Lincoln
Comstock Park (10,674)	Big Prairie (2,465)	Sheridan
Hastings (10,025)	Carlton (2,298)	Sherman
Lowell (9,232)	Lyons (2,284)	Hesperia
Sparta (8,938)	Lake Odessa (2,272)	Troy
Algoma (7,596)	Irving (2,271)	Cannonsburg
Byron (6,489)	Otisco (2,243)	Maple Grove
Portland (6,249)	Woodland (2,129)	Berlin
Solon (6,204)	Bridgeton (2,098)	Orange
Belding (5,877)	Everett (1,985)	Hickory Corners
Courtland (5,817)	Campbell (1,926)	Dowling
Oakfield (5,058)	Assyria (1,912)	Cloverdale
Rockford (4,626)	Ronald (1,903)	Delton
Hope (4,569)	Castleton (1,886)	Palo
Alpine (4,457)	Baltimore (1,845)	Smyrna
Yankee Springs (4,219)	Odessa (1,764)	Tyrone
Thornapple (3,964)	Nashville (1,684)	Beaver
Cascade (3,886)	Newaygo (1,670)	Bitely
Dayton (3,871)	Keene (1,660)	Gowen
Byron Center (3,777)	White Cloud (1,420)	Casnovia
Nelson (3,700)	Saranac (1,326)	Alto
Spencer (3,681)	Sebewa (1,202)	Belmont
Brooks (3,671)	Wilcox (1,145)	Brohman
Rutland (3,646)	Kent City (1,061)
Boston (3,635)	North Plains (1,014)