Big Rapids, MI Demographic Data
Big Rapids, MI Summary
Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County in Michigan
- Population: 10,657
- Area: 4.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.36 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,375.61 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 925.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Big Rapids, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,117
49%
50.8
Male
5,378
51%
49.2
Total Population
10,495
323,128,000
Big Rapids, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
221
2.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
341
3.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
464
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,455
23.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,930
27.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,302
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
644
6.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
663
6.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
393
3.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
328
3.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
458
4.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
205
2.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
91
0.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,174
87.4%
77.2
Female
4,526
49.3%
51.3
Male
4,648
50.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,081
57.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
891
8.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
754
7.2%
15.2
Female
555
73.6%
55.8
Male
199
26.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
22
0.0%
0.0
Big Rapids, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,107
96.3%
96.8
White
9,235
88.0%
72.6
Black or African American
655
6.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
68
0.6%
0.8
Asian
137
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
24
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
8
0.1%
0.2
Korean
7
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
85
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
12
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
388
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
293
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
208
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
35
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
50
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,202
97.2%
82.2
Big Rapids, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
171
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
377
9.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
868
21.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,004
24.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
422
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
716
17.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
526
12.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
548
13.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,536
86.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,242
30.4%
31.2
Big Rapids, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,534
69.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,478
15.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,027
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
68
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
362
3.8
5.8%
Big Rapids, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,688
94.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
586
5.7%
21.6%
Spanish
123
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
54
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
76
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
333
3.2%
1.1%
Big Rapids, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
683
22.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
378
12.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
468
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
274
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
381
12.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
368
12.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
251
8.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
140
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
42
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
30
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
24,524
57,617
Per capita income
13,489
31,128
Big Rapids, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
24
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
713
15.8%
9.8
Construction
98
2.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,897
42.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
153
3.4%
6.6
Information
82
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
503
11.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
159
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
124
2.7%
11.4
Public administration
113
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
556
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
54
1.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
35
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
220
4.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,206
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
547
12.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
983
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,555
34.5%
18.1%
Big Rapids, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,324
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,818
65.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
273
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
101
2.3%
5.1
Walked
669
15.5%
2.7
Other means
142
3.3%
1.8
Worked at home
321
7.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.2
26.6
Big Rapids, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
556
18.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,441
47.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
618
20.5%
37.1
3 or more
400
13.3%
21.0
Big Rapids, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,015
85.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,065
35.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,950
64.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
526
14.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Big Rapids, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,541
1 room
60
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
221
6.2%
2.7
3 rooms
564
15.9%
9.1
4 rooms
734
20.7%
16.5
5 rooms
670
18.9%
19.8
6 rooms
516
14.6%
17.8
7 rooms
273
7.7%
12.0
8 rooms
210
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
293
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Big Rapids, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,541
1-unit, detached
1,296
36.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
109
3.1%
5.9
2-units
395
11.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
566
16.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
335
9.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
340
9.6%
4.4
20 or more units
236
6.7%
9.0
Mobile home
264
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Big Rapids, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
779
22.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
155
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
197
5.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
509
14.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
511
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
555
15.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
367
10.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
223
6.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
245
6.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Big Rapids, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,377
78.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
549
18.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
32
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.2%
1.1
Big Rapids, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
575
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
1.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
7
1.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
11
1.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
57
9.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
202
35.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
292
50.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
363
63.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
58
10.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
29
5.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
56
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
69
12.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Big Rapids, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,888
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
10
0.5%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
1.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
68
3.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
260
13.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
744
39.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
788
41.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
62
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
541
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
202
11.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
115
6.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
203
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
201
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
156
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
876
50.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
197
0.0%
0.0%
Big Rapids, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,065
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
250
23.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
392
36.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
246
23.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
134
12.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8
0.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,400
205,000
