City safety & data profile

Grand RapidsMN

Grand Rapids, MN is a 11K-resident city in Itasca County with a median household income of $61,029.

Itasca County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Grand Rapids, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Grand Rapids has a population larger than 7% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $213,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 8%
By size
$61,029
Median income (place)
$213,800
Median home (place)
15.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids posts a median household income higher than 24% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Grand Rapids area.

Bottom 25%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Grand Rapids

Where Grand Rapids income ranks nationally

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

$61,029 Bottom 24% higher than 24% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Grand Rapids $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 MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

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

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

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

The quick read

Reading Grand Rapids, MN beyond the headline numbers

Grand Rapids sits inside Itasca County, Minnesota, at roughly 47.24°N, -93.53°W. Population 11,127, $61,029 median household income. Median home value $213,800, median rent $1,090. Poverty rate 15.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Grand Rapids, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Grand Rapids, MN stands at 15.5%, 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 Grand Rapids costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 9.6% of Grand Rapids workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 27% in Grand Rapids, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

3% of Grand Rapids workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 44.3 years, Grand Rapids's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Grand Rapids 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)
11,127
Grand Rapids · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$61,029
-32% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$213,800
-48% vs avg
Median Age (place)
44.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Itasca County): Grand Rapids'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
45K+0%
Median Income
$68,603+46%
Median Home Value
$225,200+48%
Poverty Rate
12.2%-2%
Unemployment
5.9%-40%

Economics

Economics indicators for Grand Rapids, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,090/mo
Poverty Rate
15.5% +25% vs avg
Unemployment 5.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 28.8%
Work From Home 9.6%
Public Transit 3%

Population

White 89.4%
African American 1.4%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
36.2%
Obesity
35.5%
Short Sleep Duration
27%
Physical Inactivity
25.8%
Binge Drinking
16.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.7%
Current Smoking
15.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.6%
Diabetes
12.9%
Current Asthma
10.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.8%
Annual Checkup 76%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
7.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
7.6%
Stroke
4.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL
GRAND RAPIDS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Grand Rapids?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-GRAND-RAPIDS-MN · Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids: 1 tagged alert; lead category ECCC weather alert.

  • VOL-TRACE 1 on record
  • MIX-LED 100% ca-weather
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Houston

Tagged alert mix: Grand Rapids

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 1 tagged notice on record for Grand Rapids.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Houston, TX (1 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Grand Rapids; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (1 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Grand Rapids, MN?
Grand Rapids, MN has a population of 11,127 people, located in Itasca County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids?
The median household income in Grand Rapids, MN is $61,029 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.5%.
What is the median home value in Grand Rapids?
The median home value in Grand Rapids, MN is $213,800. Median rent is $1,090/month.
What are the top health concerns in Grand Rapids?
The top health indicators in Grand Rapids include High Blood Pressure (36.2%), Obesity (35.5%), Short Sleep Duration (27%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Grand Rapids?
Grand Rapids has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Grand Rapids?
The median age in Grand Rapids, MN is 44.3 years. 28.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Grand Rapids, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (15.5% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($61,029 here).

Compare Grand Rapids with another city

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Using Grand Rapids's profile

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

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Grand Rapids area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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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 (Itasca 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.