Kent County, Michigan
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State Health Department
- Michigan Department of Community Health: 320 South Walnut, Lansing
( Janet Olszewski: 517-335-267 / olszewskijd@michigan.gov)
Local Health Departments
- Kent County Health Department: 700 Fuller Ave. N.E., Grand Rapids
( Cathy Raevsky: 616-336-3030 / cathy.raevsky@kentcounty.org)
Population:
- Total Population: 574,335
- Males: 281,952
- Females: 292,383
Ethnicity:
- White: 461,310
- Black/African American: 50,089
- Hispanic: 40,018
- Native American/Eskimo: 2,741
- Asian: 10,419
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 76
- Other: 470
- 2 or more: 9,212
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (476,295)
- Spanish (31,785)
- Vietnamese (3,990)
- German (2,020)
- Serbocroatian (1,950)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 38,154
- Mexico (11,697)
- Vietnam (3,693)
- Guatemala (2,305)
- Netherlands (1,978)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1,908)
- Korea (1,724)
- Canada (1,723)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (114,716)
- Christian Reformed Church in North America (48,973)
- Reformed Church in America (17,633)
- General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (11,562)
- United Methodist Church, The (10,497)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Sparta Migrant Health Program: 475 South State Street, Sparta - (616) 887-8831
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 145,685
- Sensory: 14,180
- Physical: 31,940
- Mental: 24,589
- Self-care: 10,442
- Go outside home: 26,876
- Employment: 37,095
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 3,169
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 212,890
- Utility gas: 183,837
- Bottled or LP gas: 10,537
- Electricity: 10,839
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 4,315
- Coal or Coke: 12
- Wood: 1,255
- Solar Energy: 58
- Other fuel: 1,270
- No fuel used: 767
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 402,321
- No vehicle: 26,075
- 1 or more vehicle: 376,246
Education Attainment:
- No School: 3,048
- No High School: 12,953
- Some High School: 38,147
- High School: 99,420
- Some College: 80,393
- Associate's Degree: 27,076
- College Degree: 61,488
- Master's Degree: 20,963
- Professional Degree: 6,279
- Doctoral Degree: 2,108
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 212,890
- Owners with phone: 148,594
- Owners without phone: 1,125
- Renters with phone: 59,465
- Renters without phone: 3,706
10 closest counties:
- Ottawa County, Michigan
- Barry County, Michigan
- Allegan County, Michigan
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- Montcalm County, Michigan
- Newaygo County, Michigan
- Muskegon County, Michigan
- Mecosta County, Michigan
- Kalamazoo County, Michigan
- Van Buren County, Michigan
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
49301, 49302, 49306, 49315, 49316, 49317, 49319, 49321, 49326, 49330, 49331, 49341, 49343, 49345, 49351, 49355, 49356, 49357, 49418, 49468, 49501, 49502, 49503, 49504, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49508, 49509, 49510, 49512, 49514, 49515, 49516, 49518, 49523, 49525, 49530, 49544, 49546, 49548, 49550, 49555, 49560, 49588, 49599
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WZZM-TV ( TV) GRAND RAPIDS, MI
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- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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