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People QuickFacts |
Kentwood |
Michigan |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
46,574 | 10,095,643 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.9% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
45,255 | 9,938,444 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.7% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.6% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
9.8% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.8% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
80.9% | 80.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
9.1% | 14.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
5.6% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
3.9% | 3.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.5% | 57.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
9.3% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.7% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.2% | 83.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
31.5% | 21.8% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.2 | 24.1 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
19,507 | 4,234,279 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.0% | 73.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$120,600 | $115,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
18,477 | 3,785,661 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.43 | 2.56 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$45,812 | $44,667 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,463 | $22,168 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
6.3% | 10.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kentwood |
Michigan |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,075,895 | 165,958,945 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,023,057 | 109,350,139 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$22,187 | $10,892 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
101,717 | 12,248,269 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,676 | 735,531 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 6.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.1% | 2.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
37.5% | 29.6% |
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