Kent County vs. Ottawa County
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Kent County (MI) Ottawa County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 653,786 290,494
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.5% 10.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 602,628 263,795
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 602,622 263,801
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.1% 24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.7% 15.0%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 50.6%
White alone, percent 82.3% 92.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 10.5% 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 3.4% 3.0%
Two or More Races, percent 3.0% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.7% 10.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 73.5% 83.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 29,512 13,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 5.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 257,370 110,845
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.1% 78.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $163,500 $179,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,259 $1,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $491 $477
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $871 $865
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.4% 18.4%
Building permits, 2018 2,366 1,149
Households, 2014-2018 239,236 101,223
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.64 2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.2% 84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.4% 9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.7% 91.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.3% 84.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.3% 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.2% 33.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.5% 6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.4% 5.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.9% 68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.7% 62.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,154,358 321,782
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 5,244,932 895,297
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 17,535,625 11,067,288
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 17,703,041 2,645,150
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 8,698,608 2,666,584
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,156 $9,909
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.1 20.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $60,351 $67,468
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,005 $30,558
Persons in poverty, percent 11.3% 6.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 16,750 6,132
Total employment, 2017 365,651 113,149
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 17,101,830 4,926,271
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.1% 3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 47,868 19,702
All firms, 2012 52,666 21,842
Men-owned firms, 2012 29,724 12,558
Women-owned firms, 2012 17,687 6,273
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,795 1,586
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 43,060 19,667
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,329 1,603
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 45,951 19,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.5% 25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 711.5 468.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 846.95 563.47
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kent county (MI) and Ottawa county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.