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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kent County is $26,436, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kent County median household income is $52,716, which has grown by 14.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kent County residents spend 20.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #13

Kent County	26,436 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	28,473 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	34,101 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	23,137 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #12

Kent County	52,716 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kent County	69,172 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Kent County	14.65%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kent County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.27%	$11,489, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.80%	$18,798, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.58%	$3,408, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.97%	$19,711, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kent County	64,487 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kent County	81,902 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kent County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$56,327, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$26,719, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,800, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$55,931, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,393, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$29,449, see rank	$47,147	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,370, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,521, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kent County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$25,930, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,093, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,955, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$37,104, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kent County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	475,188, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	230,302, 48.47%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	170,638, 74.09%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	157, 0.07%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	170,481, 74.02%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	154,258, 90.48%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16,223, 9.52%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	59,664, 25.91%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	244,886, 51.53%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	154,711, 63.18%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	35, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	154,676, 63.16%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	142,031, 91.82%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,645, 8.18%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	90,175, 36.82%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kent County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	289,771, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	237,659, 82.02%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	25,567, 8.82%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,299, 1.83%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	5,396, 1.86%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	3,813, 1.32%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12,037, 4.15%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kent County	20.6 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kent County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	296,289	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	154,258, 52.06%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	51,566, 33.43%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	19,726, 12.79%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28,590, 18.53%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,550, 1.00%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,584, 6.21%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35,456, 22.98%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	142,031, 47.94%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	53,939, 37.98%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	29,240, 20.59%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45,007, 31.69%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	367, 0.26%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	339, 0.24%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,803, 9.01%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kent County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	296,289, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,827, 0.95%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	13,668, 4.61%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	54,677, 18.45%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12,425, 4.19%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	33,821, 11.41%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,079, 3.40%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	4,960, 1.67%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18,056, 6.09%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	29,159, 9.84%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	69,086, 23.32%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	26,318, 8.88%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,455, 2.18%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14,758, 4.98%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kent County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	93,667	15.48%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16,514	10.70%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.