Kent County, Michigan

Kent County has a population of 663,150 and has grown 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $289,900, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $82,631.

Home price
$289,900
Income
$82,631
Population
663,150
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$289,900county
Median gross rent$1,243county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,630county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,531county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,278county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,980county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$82,631county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate10.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.3%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government8.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$90,954county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.11%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2065053county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths20.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county221county
Public school enrollment95150county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible46.7%county
Elementary schools114county
Middle schools39county
High schools49county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above7county
Share of local colleges that are public11.1%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution0.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians94county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population663,150county
Land area in square miles850county
People per square mile of land781.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores104county
Convenience stores33county
Share living far from a food store23.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.1%county
Population change since 2020+2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age35.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.9%county
Share of households that are one person27.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.9%county
Second languages13.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents92county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in15,196county
Households that moved away15,464county
Average income of arriving households$61,700county
Average income of departing households$68,462county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,398county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.2%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.4 incounty
Annual snowfall72.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing149 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days169 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh19.1¢county
Household electricity use619 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas81.7%county
Homes heated by propane4.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband92.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk94.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk83.4county
Hail risk73.4county
Earthquake risk73.6county
Tornado risk97.8county
Tropical cyclone risk33.6county
Extreme heat risk95.1county
Winter weather risk95.7county
Strong wind risk99.0county
Wildfire risk42.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kent County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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