| | People QuickFacts | Kent County | Michigan |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 614,462 | 9,883,360 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 602,622 | 9,883,635 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.0% | Z |
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Population, 2010 | 602,622 | 9,883,640 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.2% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.9% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.3% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.0% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 83.8% | 80.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 10.3% | 14.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.5% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.6% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 9.9% | 4.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 75.7% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.0% | 85.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.3% | 6.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 11.4% | 9.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.6% | 88.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 30.3% | 25.3% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 35,312 | 711,613 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.7 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 247,231 | 4,525,480 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 71.0% | 73.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 24.0% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $145,300 | $137,300 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 227,698 | 3,825,182 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.59 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,410 | $25,482 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $50,801 | $48,669 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.8% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kent County | Michigan |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 15,408 | 217,3441 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 302,912 | 3,379,0351 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 4.1% | 2.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 41,791 | 679,752 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 52,369 | 816,972 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.0% | 8.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.5% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 15,738,279 | 234,455,768 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 13,020,792 | 107,109,349 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,058,005 | 109,102,594 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,377 | $10,855 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 925,177 | 14,536,648 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 1,127 | 11,6921 |