Grand Rapids, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 7,597 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 119 (all nonfarm))

Grand Rapids, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,600 (3,427 occupied: 2,037 owner occupied, 1,390 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	25%

Housing density: 490 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $461 (lower quartile is $308, upper quartile is $584)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $425

Median gross rent in Grand Rapids, MN in 2007: $504

Housing units in Grand Rapids with a mortgage: 1,142 (92 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 630

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,072 (it was $76,600 in 2000)

Grand Rapids:	$136,072
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,836 - $195,937

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $158,247
Here: $158,247
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $206,326
Here: $206,326
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $175,728
Here: $175,728
State: $280,233

Mobile homes: $27,745
Here: $27,745
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,356

In family households: 5,676 (1,456 male householders, 576 female householders)
1,475 spouses, 1,863 children (1,764 natural, 18 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 43 other relatives, 155 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,680 (514 male householders (413 living alone)), 943 female householders (900 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 360 (184 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,145 2-persons, 332 3-persons, 367 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,313 1-person, 79 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 24 4-persons.

1,046 married couples with children.
556 single-parent households (87 men, 469 women).

96.3% of residents of Grand Rapids speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 48% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 159 (2.1%)
(49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.7

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Rapids, Minnesota:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 66 4 rooms: 266 5 rooms: 506 6 rooms: 385 7 rooms: 229 8 rooms: 347 9 or more rooms: 227

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Rapids, Minnesota:
	1 room: 82 2 rooms: 158 3 rooms: 402 4 rooms: 380 5 rooms: 215 6 rooms: 108 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 32 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 149
1990 to 1994: 243
1980 to 1989: 458
1970 to 1979: 773
1960 to 1969: 360
1950 to 1959: 602
1940 to 1949: 407
1939 or earlier: 564

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grand Rapids:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 61 2 bedrooms: 589 3 bedrooms: 918 4 bedrooms: 388 5 or more bedrooms: 73

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Rapids:
	no bedroom: 108 1 bedroom: 545 2 bedrooms: 495 3 bedrooms: 184 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Rapids in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 145 1 vehicle: 695 2 vehicles: 943 3 vehicles: 212 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Rapids in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 396 1 vehicle: 699 2 vehicles: 254 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Grand Rapids, MN:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 24
$35,000 to $39,999: 111
$40,000 to $49,999: 137
$50,000 to $59,999: 207
$60,000 to $69,999: 195
$70,000 to $79,999: 199
$80,000 to $89,999: 254
$90,000 to $99,999: 84
$100,000 to $124,999: 231
$125,000 to $149,999: 146
$150,000 to $174,999: 42
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 48
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 2
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Grand Rapids rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Grand Rapids:

Less than $100: 33 people
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 84
$250 to $299: 128
$300 to $349: 84
$350 to $399: 98
$400 to $449: 118
$450 to $499: 124
$500 to $549: 151
$550 to $599: 136
$600 to $649: 80
$650 to $699: 45
$700 to $749: 41
$750 to $799: 27
$800 to $899: 21
$900 to $999: 27
$1,000 to $1,249: 25
$1,250 to $1,499: 19
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 32

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 57 1990 to 1994: 15 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 66

Grand Rapids, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.0%
Number of people working at home: 120 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 357
5 to 9 minutes: 1086
10 to 14 minutes: 954
15 to 19 minutes: 304
20 to 24 minutes: 118
25 to 29 minutes: 45
30 to 34 minutes: 70
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 40
45 to 59 minutes: 23
60 to 89 minutes: 88
90 or more minutes: 44

Grand Rapids mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,555 (78%)
Carpooled: 299 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 50 (2%)
Bicycle: 18 (1%)
Walked: 200 (6%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 120 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 418
$10,000 to $14,999: 430
$15,000 to $19,999: 266
$20,000 to $24,999: 288
$25,000 to $29,999: 420
$30,000 to $34,999: 216
$35,000 to $39,999: 211
$40,000 to $44,999: 187
$45,000 to $49,999: 197
$50,000 to $59,999: 245
$60,000 to $74,999: 265
$75,000 to $99,999: 215
$100,000 to $124,999: 81
$125,000 to $149,999: 24
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

German: 1445

Norwegian: 911

Irish: 517

Finnish: 471

Other groups: 414

Swedish: 397

English: 329

French (except Basque): 312

United States or American: 279

Italian: 210

Polish: 185

French Canadian: 82

Scottish: 75

Scandinavian: 67

Canadian: 45

Dutch: 42

Scotch-Irish: 41

Czechoslovakian: 36

European: 34

Czech: 31

Yugoslavian: 29

Danish: 27

Turkish: 21

Slovene: 18

Austrian: 18

Serbian: 11

Pennsylvania German: 10

Croatian: 10

Slavic: 9

Welsh: 9

Slovak: 8

Russian: 8

Belgian: 7

Bulgarian: 3

Subsaharan African:: 2

African: 2

Armenian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (28%)
Germany (18%)
Turkey (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Mexico (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6123
Northeast: 69
Midwest: 989
South: 100
West: 253

51% of Grand Rapids residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 84
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 84
High school graduate (or equivalency): 846
Less than 1 year of college: 169
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 458
Associate degree: 114
Bachelor's degree: 327
Master's degree: 103
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 156
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 75
High school graduate (or equivalency): 936
Less than 1 year of college: 325
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 526
Associate degree: 327
Bachelor's degree: 356
Master's degree: 54
Professional school degree: 59
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 29.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,706
Black householders: $27,579
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,260
Asian householders: $92,706
Some other race householders: $51,686
Two or more races householders: $44,102
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,065

Grand Rapids household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Grand Rapids household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Grand Rapids household income for Two or more races householders

Grand Rapids household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Grand Rapids marital status for males

Grand Rapids marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,616
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $152,648
Asian householders: $203,471
Two or more races householders: $86,995

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,186
One, attached: 83
Two: 144
3 or 4: 143
5 to 9: 147
10 to 19: 189
20 to 49: 337
50 or more: 237
Mobile homes: 134

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,154

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grand Rapids:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	6.6%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	5.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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