How old are the houses a deck gets built onto around Grand Rapids? The Census Bureau's survey answers it for the city and five communities around it, along with who owns them. Anyone may use these figures with credit to the Census Bureau and a link to this page.
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Grand Rapids has the oldest housing of the places here: its median home was built in 1953, and 76 percent of its homes before 1980. The newest is Byron Center, with a median year built of 1998.
| Place | Median year built | Before 1960 | 1960 to 1979 | 1980 to 1999 | 2000 or later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 1953 | 60% | 16% | 13% | 11% |
| Rockford | 1992 | 16% | 25% | 24% | 35% |
| Ada Township | 1994 | 9% | 26% | 26% | 39% |
| Kentwood | 1983 | 13% | 32% | 33% | 22% |
| Grandville | 1978 | 26% | 26% | 32% | 16% |
| Byron Center | 1998 | 10% | 13% | 32% | 46% |
Owner occupancy runs from 54 percent in Grand Rapids to 96 percent in Byron Center.
| Place | Homes | Owner occupied | Detached houses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 84,894 | 54% | 56% |
| Rockford | 2,629 | 77% | 71% |
| Ada Township | 5,346 | 93% | 86% |
| Kentwood | 22,322 | 61% | 48% |
| Grandville | 7,062 | 67% | 61% |
| Byron Center | 2,517 | 96% | 76% |
These figures come from the American Community Survey's 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates, published by the Census Bureau. Every figure is an estimate with a margin of error, and the margin grows as the place gets smaller.
Percentages are rounded shares of housing units, except owner occupancy, which is a share of occupied homes. A detached house stands alone, not joined to another unit.
Ada is a township; the figures are for Ada Township.
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