City safety & data profile

Comstock ParkMI

Comstock Park, MI is a 10K-resident city in Kent County with a median household income of $59,984.

Kent County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Comstock Park, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Comstock Park has a population larger than 1% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $235,300.

Data updated 2026-09-03

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 2%
By size
$59,984
Median income (place)
$235,300
Median home (place)
11.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Comstock Park

Comstock Park posts a median household income higher than 22% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 23%
by median income, US cities

Where Comstock Park income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$59,984 Bottom 22% higher than 22% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Comstock Park $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Comstock Park, MI beyond the headline numbers

Comstock Park sits inside Kent County, Michigan, at roughly 43.04°N, -85.67°W. Population 10,088, $59,984 median household income. Median home value $235,300, median rent $1,189. Poverty rate 11.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Comstock Park, MI stands at 11.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Comstock Park costs roughly 3.9 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 5.7% of Comstock Park workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.7% in Comstock Park, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Comstock Park workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Comstock Park's median age is 34.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Comstock Park from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,088
Comstock Park · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$59,984
-33% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$235,300
-43% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Kent County): Comstock Park's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
663K+9%
Median Income
$82,631+60%
Median Home Value
$289,900+111%
Poverty Rate
10.1%-35%
Unemployment
4.2%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Comstock Park, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,189/mo
Poverty Rate
11.8% -5% vs avg
Unemployment 6.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 26%
Work From Home 5.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 79.8%
African American 6.2%
Asian 0.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
36%
Short Sleep Duration
34.8%
High Blood Pressure
31%
Physical Inactivity
24.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.4%
Binge Drinking
17.9%
Current Smoking
15.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.7%
Current Asthma
11.7%
Diabetes
10%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.4%
Annual Checkup 77.3%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.5%
Stroke
2.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Comstock Park?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Comstock Park right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-COMSTOCK-PARK · Comstock Park

Comstock Park: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Comstock Park, MI? ▼
Comstock Park, MI has a population of 10,088 people, located in Kent County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Comstock Park? ▼
The median household income in Comstock Park, MI is $59,984 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.8%.
What is the median home value in Comstock Park? ▼
The median home value in Comstock Park, MI is $235,300. Median rent is $1,189/month.
What are the top health concerns in Comstock Park? ▼
The top health indicators in Comstock Park include Obesity (36%), Short Sleep Duration (34.8%), High Blood Pressure (31%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Comstock Park? ▼
The median age in Comstock Park, MI is 34.7 years. 26% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Comstock Park, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (11.8% here).

Spring Hill, FL 11.8% Evanston, IL 11.8% Missoula, MT 11.8% Gardena, CA 11.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($59,984 here).

Herrin, IL $59,975 Waynesboro, VA $59,994 Huntington Park, CA $59,996 Ravenna, OH $59,971

Compare Comstock Park with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Northview, MI 15K Grand Rapids, MI 195K Walker, MI 25K East Grand Rapids, MI 11K Wyoming, MI 75K Grandville, MI 16K Kentwood, MI 51K Jenison, MI 17K
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Using Comstock Park's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Kent County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.