Kent County vs. Barry County
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Kent County (MI) Barry County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 653,786 61,157
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.5% 3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 602,628 59,175
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 602,622 59,173
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.1% 22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.7% 18.4%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 49.7%
White alone, percent 82.3% 96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 10.5% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 3.4% 0.5%
Two or More Races, percent 3.0% 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.7% 3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 73.5% 94.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 29,512 4,145
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 257,370 27,791
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.1% 82.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $163,500 $154,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,259 $1,233
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $491 $430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $871 $838
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.4% 7.1%
Building permits, 2018 2,366 216
Households, 2014-2018 239,236 23,840
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.64 2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.2% 89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.4% 2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.7% 87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.3% 77.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.3% 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.2% 20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.5% 8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.4% 5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.9% 61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.7% 56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,154,358 38,485
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 5,244,932 123,426
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 17,535,625 1,115,663
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 17,703,041 122,531
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 8,698,608 286,016
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,156 $4,849
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.1 28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $60,351 $61,016
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,005 $28,783
Persons in poverty, percent 11.3% 8.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 16,750 910
Total employment, 2017 365,651 10,740
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 17,101,830 416,146
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.1% 3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 47,868 3,766
All firms, 2012 52,666 4,239
Men-owned firms, 2012 29,724 2,490
Women-owned firms, 2012 17,687 1,174
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,795 141
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 43,060 3,987
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,329 368
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 45,951 3,679
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.5% 29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 711.5 107.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 846.95 553.09
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kent county (MI) and Barry county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.