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- Northfield is 0% more densely populated than Grand Rapids.
- People are 3.6% less likely to be married in Northfield.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Northfield.
 Grand Rapids, MINorthfield, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,374329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.538.4
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 Population - 2010187,975  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,147285,036,114
 Population - 1990189,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,397.593.4
 Land Area44.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Rapids, MINorthfield, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Rapids, MINorthfield, MNUnited States
 White58.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Rapids, MINorthfield, MNUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households76,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,70180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,613  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.0%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 Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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