West Michigan

Population and Demographics

Information below was sourced from;

"The Right Place - Advancing the West Michigan Economy"

Overview (2018)

MSA*WEST MICHIGAN

Total Population 1,600,388

Growth Rate for Past 5 Years (2013-2018) 3.0%

Civilian Labor Force (2017) 824,413

Jobs 805,855

Average Earnings (2017)$54,000.00

Gross Regional Product (2017) $78,900,000,000

Race and Ethnicity - West Michigan Region** (2018)

White, Non-Hispanic – 1,291,918
White, Hispanic – 112,983
Black, Non-Hispanic – 101,474
Asian, Non-Hispanic – 33,233
Two or More Races, Non-Hispanic – 32,586
Black, Hispanic – 7,883
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Non-Hispanic – 7,237
Two or More Races, Hispanic – 6,100
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic – 5,007
Asian, Hispanic – 1,073
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic – 494
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic – 3

Race and Ethnicity - Grand Rapids-Wyoming* MSA (2018)

White, Non-Hispanic – 837,498
White, Hispanic – 85,455
Black, Non-Hispanic – 69,210
Asian, Non-Hispanic – 29,048
Two or More Races, Non-Hispanic – 22,783
Black, Hispanic – 6,732
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Non-Hispanic – 4,591
Two or More Races, Hispanic – 3,640
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic – 3,757
Asian, Hispanic – 813
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic – 402
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic – 288

Age Distribution Grand Rapids-Wyoming* MSA (2018)

0 to 19 – 215,038
20 to 39 – 296,874
40 to 59 – 260,537
60 to 79 – 181,421
80+ – 37,403

Age Distribution West Michigan Region** (2018)

0 to 19 – 423,094
20 to 39 – 425,761
40 to 59 – 397,623
60 to 79 – 295,449
80+ – 58,461

Educational Attainment (2017)

DEGREE *WEST MICHIGAN**

Graduate Degree and Higher 9.0%

Bachelor's Degree 17.0%

Associate's Degree 9.0%

Some College 23.0%

High School Diploma 31.0%

9th-12th Grade 7.0%

Less Than 9th Grade 4.0%

Languages Spoken

LANGUAGE CSA***

Speak only English 1,205,180

Spanish 68,901

Vietnamese 5,503

Serbo-Croatian 4,260

Chinese 3,442

German 3,280

French 2,006

Arabic 1,769

Korean 1,157

Hindi 1,046

Citations and Data Sources

*The MSA consists of the following counties: Barry, Kent, Montcalm, and Ottawa.

**The West Michigan region consists of the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa.

***The CSA consists of the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Newaygo.

Languages Spoken: U.S. Census Bureau

All other data: Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) / www.economicmodeling.com.

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