East Grand Rapids, Michigan
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
Read it as a page
-
Population
Growing. Up 2.1% since 2020.
11,663
people, the 81st-largest of Michigan's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Michigan's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
-
The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
86.9%
of 3,014 jobs located in East Grand Rapids are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2021. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
-
Rent
Median rent is up 148% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,862
a month. Michigan's median is $1,129.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $2,204 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Kent County.
- $399 Tract 17
- $2,603 Tract 18.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$1,230–$1,845
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,862 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2021 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
-
Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 94% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.1–0.8% to the 3,861 homes here.
3–30
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2021 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
-
Home value
A median home costs 125% more than Michigan's.
$521,300
median home value in East Grand Rapids.
- $521,300 East Grand Rapids
- $231,600 Michigan
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year