County profile
Kent County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#99 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$60.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
384,635
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
17,799
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
675,232
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$82.6k±$1.2k
Bachelor's degree+
40.8%±0.8%
Poverty rate
10.1%±0.5%
Business applications
9,716 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,162
32.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1UFP Industries, Inc.Basic Materials$6.3B77B+2Wolverine World Wide, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.9B64C3Independent Bank CorporationFinancial Services$32.1M61C4ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.Financial Services$19.0M44D5Rapid-Line Inc.Consumer Defensive$030D6Xtreme One Entertainment, Inc.Communication Services———7Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.Consumer Cyclical———8Grand River Commerce, Inc.Financial Services———9Northpointe Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———10Mercantile Bank CorporationFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing28%
Health care22%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation13%
Wholesale trade11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
675,232
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $73.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−10,587
International migration+14,309
Natural change+12,927
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$45.3B2019
$45.3B2020
$48.8B2021
$53.9B2022
$57.7B2023
$60.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$289.9k±$2.9k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$18/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±0.4%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$781.4M
2,398 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Tornado 98Winter weather 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4062016
4422017
4812018
5132019
5352020
6122021
7082022
7722023
8212024
8572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 27% since 20211,8912021
2,3852022
1,9872023
2,0902024
2,3982025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.3 km
I-96
Nearest freight rail
7.0 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
53.0 km
BREWERS CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
16.9 km
GERALD R FORD INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Kent?
Kent's economy produced $60.3B in 2024, growing 4.5% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.