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Kent County, Michigan in charts

In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, the median household income in Kent County, Michigan, was $82,631, higher than Michigan's ($72,875) and the U.S. figure ($80,734). 10.1% of its people lived below the poverty line, lower than Michigan's (13.2%) and the U.S. figure (12.5%). Median rent was $1,243 a month, and the typical owner-occupied home was worth $289,900.

Median household income

$82,631 ± $1,165

Median household income, dollars a year. 491st highest of 3,143 counties; 8th highest of 83 in Michigan.

Kent County
$82,631
Michigan
$72,875
U.S.
$80,734

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Poverty rate

10.1% ± 0.5%

Percent of people below the poverty line. 802nd lowest of 3,144 counties; 16th lowest of 83 in Michigan.

Kent County
10.1%
Michigan
13.2%
U.S.
12.5%

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Median rent

$1,243 ± $18

Median gross rent, dollars a month. 485th highest of 3,137 counties; 5th highest of 83 in Michigan.

Kent County
$1,243
Michigan
$1,129
U.S.
$1,413

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Median home value

$289,900 ± $2,942

Median home value, dollars. 677th highest of 3,139 counties; 8th highest of 83 in Michigan.

Kent County
$289,900
Michigan
$231,600
U.S.
$332,700

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Average commute

21 minutes ± 0.3

Average one-way commute, minutes. 851st lowest of 3,143 counties; 23rd lowest of 83 in Michigan.

Kent County
21 minutes
Michigan
24.2 minutes
U.S.
26.4 minutes

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Cite this page

Chartly, “Kent County, Michigan in charts”, from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates ending in 2024. https://chart.ly/counties/kent-county-michigan

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How these figures are measured

  • Every figure comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which asks a sample of households each year. The 5-year estimates pool five years of answers so that even small counties have one, so they describe those years together, not the latest year, and don't reflect recent price increases.
  • Each county figure is shown with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence, as the Census publishes it). Small counties' margins can be wide; where a county's gap from its state or the U.S. is within its margin, we say “about the same.”
  • Rent is median gross rent, including utilities. Home value is what owners estimate their home would sell for. The poverty line is the same across the country, so it doesn't reflect higher living costs in some places. Commute is the average one-way trip to work; people who work from home are not counted.
  • Counties include county equivalents such as parishes, boroughs and independent cities. Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions, which replaced its counties in Census data.

Sources and dates

  • What is the typical household income in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What share of people live in poverty in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How much is rent in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What is the typical home worth in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How long is the commute to work in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.