The Grand Rapids metropolitan area is a triangular shaped Metro Triplex, in West Michigan, which fans out westward from the primary hub city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to the other two metro hubs of Muskegon and Holland. The metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,059,113 in 2017.[3] The region, noted in particular for its western edge abutting the Lake Michigan shoreline and its beaches, is a popular tourist and vacation destination during the summer. Noted popular metro area beach towns include Grand Haven, Holland, Muskegon, and Saugatuck.
Grand Rapids metropolitan area
Grand Rapids–Wyoming--Kentwood MSA Grand Rapids–Wyoming CSA
The Grand Rapids–Wyoming Combined Statistical Area is the 2nd largest CSA in the U.S. state of Michigan (behind Metro Detroit). The CSA had a population of 1,486,055 at the 2020 census. The primary cultural and financial centers of the region are Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland. It includes the five counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood MSA plus one metropolitan area, adding the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA of Muskegon County, and two micropolitan areas of Holland of Allegan County, and Big Rapids of Mecosta County for a total of eight counties.
The Grand Rapids metropolitan area is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis containing an estimated 54 million people.
As of the census of 2010, there were 774,160 people, 290,340 households, and 197,867 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.1% White, 8.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.4% of the population.
2000 Censusedit
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 740,482 people, 272,130 households, and 188,192 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 85.71% White, 7.40% African American, 0.53% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.82% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.02% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $43,251, and the median income for a family was $49,715. Males had a median income of $37,853 versus $25,483 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,173.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Areaedit
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The Grand Rapids metropolitan area is a triangular shaped Metro Triplex in West Michigan which fans out westward from the primary hub city of Grand Rapids Michigan to the other two metro hubs of Muskegon and Holland The metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1 059 113 in 2017 3 The region noted in particular for its western edge abutting the Lake Michigan shoreline and its beaches is a popular tourist and vacation destination during the summer Noted popular metro area beach towns include Grand Haven Holland Muskegon and Saugatuck Grand Rapids metropolitan area Grand Rapids Wyoming Kentwood MSAGrand Rapids Wyoming CSAMetropolitan areaSatellite image of the city of Grand Rapids and its surrounding area Grand Rapids Kentwood Muskegon CSAand its components Grand Rapids MSA Muskegon MSA Holland mSA Big Rapids mSACoordinates 42 58 13 N 85 40 09 W 42 9703 N 85 6691 W 42 9703 85 6691Country United StatesStateMichiganLargest cityGrand RapidsCountiesList In MSA IoniaOttawaKentMontcalm Additional in CSA MuskegonAlleganMecostaArea 1 Total4 381 2 sq mi 11 347 km2 Land3 242 2 sq mi 8 397 km2 Water1 139 sq mi 2 950 km2 CSA8 245 8 sq mi 21 357 km2 Population 2020 Total1 150 015 Density260 sq mi 100 km2 CSA1 486 055 CSA density180 sq mi 70 km2 2 Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT The metropolitan area is home to many attractions Frederik Meijer Gardens amp Sculpture Park is located in the outskirts of Grand Rapids Michigan s Adventure theme park is just north of Muskegon and the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the DeVos Place Convention Center are both in downtown Grand Rapids The Grand River flows through the metropolitan area and is noted for its fishing kayaking and canoeing Contents 1 Definitions 2 Communities 2 1 Places with more than 50 000 inhabitants 2 2 Places with 20 000 to 50 000 inhabitants 2 3 Places with 10 000 to 20 000 inhabitants 2 4 Places with 5 000 to 10 000 inhabitants 2 5 Places with 2 500 to 5 000 inhabitants 2 6 Places with fewer than 2 500 inhabitants 2 7 Unincorporated places 3 Demographics 3 1 2010 Census 3 2 2000 Census 3 3 Grand Rapids Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area 4 Education 5 Economy 5 1 Companies in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area 6 Culture and tourism 7 See also 8 ReferencesDefinitions editSee also Michigan census statistical areas The Grand Rapids Wyoming Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Census Bureau is an area consisting of five counties in western Michigan anchored by the cities of Grand Rapids Wyoming and Kentwood The MSA had a population of 1 150 015 at the 2020 census It comprises five counties which include the central county of Kent and the outlying counties of Barry Ionia Montcalm and Ottawa 4 The Grand Rapids Wyoming Combined Statistical Area is the 2nd largest CSA in the U S state of Michigan behind Metro Detroit The CSA had a population of 1 486 055 at the 2020 census The primary cultural and financial centers of the region are Grand Rapids Muskegon and Holland It includes the five counties in the Grand Rapids Wyoming Kentwood MSA plus one metropolitan area adding the Muskegon Norton Shores MI MSA of Muskegon County and two micropolitan areas of Holland of Allegan County and Big Rapids of Mecosta County for a total of eight counties The Grand Rapids metropolitan area is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis containing an estimated 54 million people Communities editPlaces with more than 50 000 inhabitants edit Grand Rapids Principal city of MSA and CSA Wyoming Principal City of MSA and CSA Kentwood Principal city of MSA and CSA Places with 20 000 to 50 000 inhabitants edit Allendale Charter Township Byron Township Gaines Charter Township Georgetown Charter Township Holland Holland Charter Township Muskegon Principal city of CSA Norton Shores Plainfield Charter Township WalkerPlaces with 10 000 to 20 000 inhabitants edit Ada Township Allendale CDP Alpine Township Big Rapids Caledonia Township Cannon Township Cascade Charter Township Comstock Park CDP Cutlerville CDP East Grand Rapids Forest Hills CDP Fruitport Charter Township Grand Haven Grand Haven Charter Township Grand Rapids Charter Township Grandville Ionia Jenison CDP Muskegon Charter Township Muskegon Heights Park Township Northview CDP Spring Lake TownshipPlaces with 5 000 to 10 000 inhabitants edit Algoma Township Belding Blendon Township Boston Township Courtland Township Dalton Township Dorr Township Egelston Township Fruitland Township Greenville Gun Plain Township Hudsonville Jamestown Charter Township Laketon Township Laketown Township Lowell Charter Township Oakfield Township Otsego Township Robinson Township Rockford Solon Township Sparta Township Tallmadge Charter Township Thornapple Township Zeeland Zeeland Charter Township Places with 2 500 to 5 000 inhabitants edit Allegan Allegan Township Ashland Township Beechwood CDP Berlin Township Big Prairie Township Bowne Township Brooks Township Byron Center CDP Casco Township Casnovia Township Cedar Creek Township Cedar Springs Coopersville Crockery Township Croton Township Danby Township Easton Township Ensley Township Ferrysburg Fillmore Township Fremont Ganges Township Garfield Township Grant Township Grattan Township Heath Township Holton Township Hopkins Township Ionia Township Lee Township Leighton Township Lowell Lyons Township Manlius Township Martin Township Middleville Nelson Township North Muskegon Odessa Township Olive Township Orleans Township Otsego Overisel Township Plainwell Portland Portland Township Port Sheldon Township Ravenna Township Roosevelt Park Salem Township Saugatuck Township Sheridan Charter Township Sparta Spencer Township Trowbridge Township Tyrone Township Vergennes Township Wayland Wayland Township Whitehall Wolf Lake CDP Wright Township Places with fewer than 2 500 inhabitants edit Barton Township Beaver Township Berlin Township Blue Lake Township Bridgeton Township Caledonia Campbell Township Casnovia Cheshire Township Chester Township Clarksville Clyde Township Dayton Township Denver Township Douglass Everett Township Fennville Fruitport Goodwell Township Grant Hesperia Home Township Hopkins Hubbardston partial Keene Township Kent City Lakewood Club Lake Odessa Lilley Township Lincoln Township Lyons Martin Merrill Township Moline Monroe Township Montague Township Monterey Township Moorland Township Muir Newaygo North Plains Township Norwich Township Orange Township Otisco Township Pewamo Polkton Charter Township Ravenna Ronald Township Sand Lake Spring Lake Saranac Saugatuck Sebewa Township Sherman Township Sullivan Township Troy Township Twin Lake CDP Valley Township Watson Township Whitehall Township White Cloud White River Township Wilcox Township Unincorporated places edit Ada Alaska Alto Belmont Bitely Brunswick Campau Corner Cannonsburg Cascade Comstock Park Cooks Corners Dutton Eastmanville Marne Orleans Palo Pullman Riverview Smyrna Wabaningo Woodland ParkDemographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 1900236 464 1910270 06514 2 1920294 2298 9 1930357 93321 7 1940370 2893 5 1950431 21416 5 1960540 83325 4 1970624 73315 5 1980701 05012 2 1990798 48213 9 2000935 39317 1 2010993 6706 2 20201 087 5929 5 U S Decennial Census 5 2 2010 Census edit As of the census of 2010 there were 774 160 people 290 340 households and 197 867 families residing within the MSA The racial makeup of the MSA was 83 1 White 8 1 African American 0 5 Native American 1 9 Asian 0 03 Pacific Islander 3 8 from other races and 2 7 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8 4 of the population 2000 Census edit As of the census 6 of 2000 there were 740 482 people 272 130 households and 188 192 families residing within the MSA The racial makeup of the MSA was 85 71 White 7 40 African American 0 53 Native American 1 51 Asian 0 05 Pacific Islander 2 82 from other races and 1 99 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6 02 of the population The median income for a household in the MSA was 43 251 and the median income for a family was 49 715 Males had a median income of 37 853 versus 25 483 for females The per capita income for the MSA was 19 173 Grand Rapids Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area edit County Seat 2021 Estimate 2020 Census Change Area DensityKent Grand Rapids 658 046 657 974 0 01 847 sq mi 2 190 km2 777 sq mi 300 km2 Ottawa Grand Haven 299 157 296 200 1 00 563 sq mi 1 460 km2 531 sq mi 205 km2 Montcalm Stanton 67 220 66 614 0 91 705 sq mi 1 830 km2 95 sq mi 37 km2 Ionia Ionia 67 197 66 804 0 59 571 sq mi 1 480 km2 118 sq mi 45 km2 Total 1 091 620 1 087 592 0 37 2 686 sq mi 6 960 km2 406 sq mi 157 km2 Education editFurther information List of colleges and universities in Michigan and List of high schools in Michigan Aquinas College Calvin College Cornerstone University Davenport University Grace Christian University Grand Rapids Community College Grand Valley State University Hope College Kuyper College Kendall College of Art and Design Muskegon Community College Thomas M Cooley Law School Western Theological SeminaryThe area also has campuses for Baker College Ferris State University Western Michigan University and University of Phoenix and the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Economy editFurther information List of Michigan companies Companies in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area edit Alticor formerly Amway Ada American Seating Grand Rapids Baker Books Grand Rapids Bissell Grand Rapids Eerdmans Grand Rapids Family Christian Stores Grand Rapids Farmers Insurance Group Grand Rapids GE Aviation Cascade Gentex Zeeland Gerber Products Company Fremont Goodrich Quality Theaters Grand Rapids Gordon Food Service Wyoming Haworth Holland Herman Miller Zeeland Howard Miller Zeeland Loeks Theatres Wyoming Meijer Walker Mercantile Bank of Michigan Grand Rapids Old Orchard Brands Sparta Perrigo Allegan Plascore Incorporated Zeeland SpartanNash Byron Township Steelcase Grand Rapids Sun Chemical Muskegon Universal Forest Products Grand Rapids Wolverine World Wide Rockford X Rite Kentwood Zondervan Publishing CascadeCulture and tourism editFurther information List of shopping malls in Michigan Centerpointe Mall The Lakes Mall Rivertown Crossings Mall Tanger Outlet Mall Woodland MallFrederik Meijer Gardens amp Sculpture Park Grand Rapids Public Museum Grand Haven Musical FountainSee also edit nbsp Michigan portalMichigan census statistical areasReferences edit National Core Based Statistical Areas Gazetteer File U S Census Bureau United States Census Bureau Retrieved 24 December 2023 a b Explore Census Data Data Census Gov U S Department of Commerce Retrieved 28 September 2021 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population April 1 2010 to July 1 2016 United States Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area and for Puerto Rico American FactFinder United States Census Bureau Retrieved 3 January 2018 Young Shalanda OMB BULLETIN NO 23 01 PDF whitehouse gov Office of Management amp Budget Retrieved 17 December 2023 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on May 7 2015 Retrieved April 12 2020 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved 2008 01 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Rapids metropolitan area amp oldid 1217213661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
