Owner-occupied housing units
Census · B25077 ↗East Grand Rapids, MI
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Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown
Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Census · B25064 ↗Households
Census · B19013 ↗Total population
Census · B01003 ↗See smaller areas around East Grand Rapids
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Reported crime
2025 city report · 12 reported months · reporting population 11,672. The police reporting area may differ from the Census place. Reported crime does not describe all harms or produce an overall safety score.
FBI Crime Data Explorer · Table 8 ↗Named communities around East Grand Rapids
USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.
East Grand Rapids ↗
Kent · MI
0.4 mi · source locationEastmont ↗
Kent · MI
2.6 mi · source locationEast Paris ↗
Kent · MI
3.2 mi · source locationGrand Rapids ↗
Kent · MI
3.3 mi · source locationWyoming ↗
Kent · MI
5.5 mi · source locationKentwood ↗
Kent · MI
5.7 mi · source locationAda ↗
Kent · MI
6.0 mi · source locationForest Hills ↗
Kent · MI
6.0 mi · source locationPublic libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of East Grand Rapids’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
EAST GRAND RAPIDS BRANCH LIBRARY
746 LAKESIDE DRIVE SE
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506
OTTAWA HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY
1150 GIDDINGS AVENUE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506
MADISON SQUARE BRANCH LIBRARY
1201 MADISON SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49507
YANKEE CLIPPER BRANCH LIBRARY
2025 LEONARD STREET NE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505
SEYMOUR BRANCH LIBRARY
2350 EASTERN AVENUE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49507
GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY
111 LIBRARY STREET, NE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
VAN BELKUM BRANCH LIBRARY
1563 PLAINFIELD NE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505
WEST SIDE BRANCH LIBRARY
713 BRIDGE STREET NW
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504
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