Geography: City (Place), in MICHIGAN's Southern Lower Peninsula-West (Lake Michigan) Region. (In KENT COUNTY: 100%; Grand Rapids city: 100%.) Markets: Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area; Other Metro Group of Metro Regions; Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI Designated Market Area (TV Media Market). Rank: 34.4% of county pop., ranked 1st of 19 places. Density: Area Size: 45 sq. mi. (%water: 1.5«–), persons per mile: 4431–»; 28,568 acres land; acres per person: 0.14«–. Urban#: %Urban Pop: 100.0–»; (100.0% in, 0.0% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 0.0.

Population (2000): 197,800 total; 144,319 of voting age (73.0%). Sex: %Female: 51.1. Group Quarters: %Pop: 4.9–» (9,694). (%Corr: 0.7; %Nurs: 1.3–»; %OthI: 0.2; %Coll: 1.8–»; %Mili: 0.0; %OthN: 0.9–».) Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 8.3–» (16,335); %5-17: 18.8 (37,146); %18-24: 13.1–» (25,981); %25-44: 31.5-› (62,315); %45-64: 16.7«– (33,065); %>64: 11.6‹- (22,958); Median: 30.4‹-. Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 19.9–» (7,459). %Coll(18-24): 36.4 (9,399). Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 7.6–»; %9-11: 14.5–»; %HS Only: 26.0‹-; %Some Coll: 28.1‹-; %Coll Only: 15.8-›; %Post Grad: 8.0. (%HS Grad: 78.0‹-; %Coll Grad: 23.8-›.) Marital Status#: %Never: 36.7–»; %Now: 46.0‹-; %Wid: 6.6; %Div: 10.6. Military: %In Military: 0.0 (72); %Veterans: 9.8«– (14,127). (%WW2: 28.7–»; %Korea: 11.6‹-; %Vietnam: 25.0«–; %Gulf: 11.0–».) Birth: %State Native: 69.6‹-; %Non Citizen: 8.0–» (15,766). Language: %English: 84.8; %Spanish: 9.3–»; %Other Euro: 3.9‹-; %Asian: 1.2; %Other: 0.8«–. Ancestry: %Dutch: 12.2 (24,197); %German: 10.8 (21,272); %Irish: 6.7 (13,236); %Polish: 6.1 (12,034); %English: 5.4 (10,663); %Unclassified: 25.1. (%Specified: 83.3; 1.28 Average # of responses). Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 37.5–» (74,263). %Hispanic/Latino: 13.1–»; %Black/African-American: 19.9-›; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.6-›; %Asian: 1.6‹-; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.1; %Other Race: 0.2; %Multi (2 or more): 2.2-›. Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 31.9–» (46,033). %Hispanic/Latino: 11.1–»; %Black/African-American: 17.1-›; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.6-›; %Asian: 1.6‹-; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.1; %Other Race: 0.1; %Multi (2 or more): 1.4-›. Hispanics: 25,818 Total. Mexican, 16,600; Puerto Rican, 2,331; Central American, 2,191. American Indians: 1,147 Total. Chippewa, 251; Cherokee, 63; Navajo, 18. Asians: 3,147 Total. Vietnamese, 1,558; Korean, 445; Chinese, 344.

Income & Labor Force: 98,716 in Force, %Women in Force: 60.7; %Force women: 47.8. Unemployment: 6,252, % of 16+yrs: 4.2-›, % of Force: 6.3-›. Workers per HH: 1.2. Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 87.1 (80,516); %Government Sector: 8.2«– (7,588); %Self-Employed: 4.4‹- (4,020); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.3 (268). Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 0.6«–; %Construction: 4.6«–; %Finance: 5.3; %Information: 2.2; %Manufacturing: 25.1‹-; %Professional: 29.4-›; %Public Service: 2.1«–; %Trade: 17.1-›; %Travel & Leisure: 13.6-›. Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 10.1‹-; %Prof, Health, Educ: 19.1; %Service: 16.7-›; %Sales, Admin.: 24.9; %Farming, Fishing: 0.7–»; %Construction: 6.7«–; %Production: 21.7-›. (%White Collar Workers: 54.1‹-; %Blue Collar Workers: 28.5; %Grey (Service, Farm): 17.4-›.) Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 92.9–»; (%in Town/City: 49.5–»); %outside County: 6.7«–; %another State: 0.4. Transport#: %SOV: 76.5‹-; %HOV: 12.8–»; %Public: 2.4–»; %Other: 5.5–»; %Home: 2.7. Commuting Time#: %<30min: 81.0–»; %30-60min: 13.1«–; %>60min: 3.2«–; %Home: 2.7. Leave for Work#: %<5am: 2.9‹-; %5-6am: 7.1‹-; %6-7am: 15.4‹-; %7-8am: 27.0; %8-9am: 15.1; %>9am: 30.0-›; %Home: 2.7. HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 17.4–»; %15-35k: 29.3-›; %35-50k: 18.5-›; %50-100k: 28.3‹-; %100-150k: 4.5«–; %>150k: 2.1«–; Median: $37224‹-. Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $24334; %25to34: $39962‹-; %35to44: $43193‹-; %45to54: $47213«–; %55to64: $42293‹-; %65to74: $29465‹-; %>74yrs: $21738. Income Type: %Wages: 79.0; %Self: 9.4‹-; %PubA: 4.9–»; %SSI: 4.8-›; %Int: 32.8‹-; %Ret: 13.9«–; %Soc: 23.7‹-. Family Income: Median: $44224‹-; $17661«– per capita. %In Poverty: 11.9–» (5,327). Poverty Status: %Tot: 15.7–» (29,681). (%<18yrs: 5.6–»; %18-64yrs: 9.0–»; %>64yrs: 1.1-›.)

Housing: 77,960 units, %Vacation: 0.3 (233). 73,217 households. %Owned: 59.7‹- (43,717). Units in Structure#: %1 det: 58.6‹-; %1 att. to 4: 24.5–»; %>4: 16.7–»; %Mobile: 0.3 (200). Rooms: Median: 5.6. Prop. Tax: Median: $1119«–. Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 10.9«–; %50-100k: 48.8–»; %100-200k: 36.0‹-; %200-300k: 3.3«–; %300-500k: 0.8«–; %>500k: 0.3; Median: $91100‹-. Monthly Rent#: %None: 2.5«–; %<$250: 9.0‹-; %$250-500: 48.6-›; %$500-1,000: 37.4; %$1,000-1,500: 2.0‹-; %>$1,500: 0.6«–; Median: $465. Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 36.5–»; %'40-'60: 28.9-›; %'60-'80: 21.2«–; %'80-'90: 7.0«–; %'90-'00: 6.4«–; Median: 1951. Year Moved in: %All: 1996; %Own: 1991; %Rent: 1998. Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 49.1‹-; %Same County: 30.9–»; %Same State: 8.5«–. %NorthEast: 0.8–»; %MidWest: 2.1-›; %South: 2.0-›; %West: 1.8–»; %P.Rico: 0.1; %Other: 4.8–». Families: 44,370, persons per: 3.2. Persons in HH#: %1: 30.8-›; %2: 29.5‹-; %3-4: 27.0‹-; %5+: 12.7–». (persons per HH: 2.6). HH With Children: %All HH: 35.3 (25,859). (%Couple: 20.3‹-; %Other: 15.0–».) Vehicles by HH#: %None: 11.9–»; %1or2: 76.1; %3+: 12.0«–. (112,440, per 16+yrs: 0.75‹-). Heating Fuel#: %Util: 97.4-›; %Deli: 1.1«–; %Self: 0.9«–; %None: 0.6–». (%Coal: 0.0; %Elec: 5.3‹-; %Gas: 92.1-›; %Oil: 0.2; %Prop: 0.9«–; %Wood: 0.1; %Oth: 0.8–»; %None: 0.6–».)

Income Indexes: HH Inc: 83%; Fam Inc: 83%; RE Tax: 77%; Home Value: 83%; Mon Rent: 99%; Average is: 85% (as % of values for STATE). Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $37,224; Median. Home Value: $91,100; INDEX: 2.4. SES Average (State): High Educ: 109%; Prof Spec: 105%; HH Income: 83%; Home Value: 83%; AVERAGE= 95% (as % of 4 values for STATE). SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 98%; Prof Spec: 101%; HH Income: 89%; Home Value: 81%; AVERAGE= 92% (as % of 4 values for NATION).