Article: Grand Rapids: Population Profile

Grand Rapids: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 602,000

1990: 937,891

2000: 1,088,514

Percent change, 1990 2000: 16.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 56th

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 48th

City Residents

1980: 181,843

1990: 189,126

2000: 197,800

2003 estimate: 195,601

Percent change, 1990 2000: 4.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 75th

U.S. rank in 1990: 83rd

U.S. rank in 2000: 107th (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 4,431.2 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 133,116

Black or African American: 40,373

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,454

Asian: 3,195

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 238

Hispanic or Latino (may ...

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