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Grand Rapids, MI vs Bloomington, MN

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Grand Rapids.
- People are 25.6% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 10.7 years older in Bloomington.
 Grand Rapids, MIBloomington, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,436329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.238.4
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 Population - 2010187,975  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock85,172285,036,114
 Population - 1990189,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,577.293.4
 Land Area44.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Rapids, MIBloomington, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Rapids, MIBloomington, MNUnited States
 White58.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.2%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Rapids, MIBloomington, MNUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households76,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,21180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,613  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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