What is the population of Grand Rapids city?

Grand Rapids city has 11,186 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #95 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Grand Rapids city?

Median household income in Grand Rapids city is $56,542 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grand Rapids city?

Median gross rent is $999 a month and the median home value is $200,600, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.

Is Grand Rapids city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grand Rapids city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Grand Rapids, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Grand Rapids, Minnesota (Grand Rapids, MN — Census place “Grand Rapids city”) is 11,186 residents, ranking #95 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $56,542, the median home is worth $200,600 and median gross rent runs $999 a month. Looking for the Grand Rapids Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Grand Rapids, MN: 55744.

Population: 11,186Grand Rapids city residents
Median household income: $56,542Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $200,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $999Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 59.4%Owner-occupied households

Grand Rapids ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Grand Rapids.

The Grand Rapids MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

55744

What the numbers mean in Grand Rapids city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Grand Rapids city median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 59.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Grand Rapids city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Grand Rapids city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 11,186 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #95 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 44.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Grand Rapids city earn a median of $56,542 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Grand Rapids city is valued at $200,600, 33.9% below the national figure and 17% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $999 a month, 28.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,988 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Grand Rapids city?: Grand Rapids city has 11,186 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #95 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids city?: Median household income in Grand Rapids city is $56,542 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grand Rapids city?: Median gross rent is $999 a month and the median home value is $200,600, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.
Is Grand Rapids city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grand Rapids city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Grand Rapids city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.