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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Big Rapids | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,477 | 9,161 | 27 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $43,858 | $43,884 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 34.1% | 24.8% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.9% | 30.0% | 18 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $156,400 | $170,450 | 36 | ||
| Median gross rent | $929 | $837 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.2% | 16.9% | 27 | ||
| Worked from home | 9.0% | 7.3% | 82 |
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Big RapidsPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
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| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 17.7 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.6 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.3 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 9.2 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 13.3 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.6 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.5 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 15.0 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee, AL | 87 | 8,938 | — | $38,000 | 29.2% |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 81 | 10,099 | — | $48,657 | 32.8% |
| Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government, GA | 81 | 8,887 | — | $61,042 | 29.6% |
| Farmville, VA | 80 | 7,774 | — | $40,966 | 34.0% |
| Morehead, KY | 80 | 6,870 | — | $36,741 | 29.9% |
| Martin, TN | 79 | 10,915 | — | $43,381 | 30.4% |
| Albion, MI | 76 | 7,560 | — | $39,885 | 17.5% |
| Commerce, TX | 75 | 9,383 | — | $44,386 | 30.0% |
| Maryville, MO | 75 | 10,428 | — | $53,352 | 35.6% |
| Spring Lake, NC | 75 | 11,573 | — | $51,958 | 25.2% |