Grandville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 16,682 people and four associated neighborhoods, Grandville is the 77th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grandville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grandville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grandville who work in management occupations (11.85%), healthcare (10.57%), and office and administrative support (10.41%). Also of interest is that Grandville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Grandville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Grandville, 40.98% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Grandville in 2022 was $38,998, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,992 for a family of four. However, Grandville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grandville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grandville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grandville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grandville include Dutch, German, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Grandville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
