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Grand rapids, MI
1,038,583 residents
(metro-population, 2017)
198,829 residents
(city limit 2017)
$44,369
median income
31.1
median age

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-A study released in October 2018 by Wallethub, Grand Rapids is the 48th fastest growing city in the nation.
-Grand Rapids had the fifth highest growth rate of any U.S. city in 2018, according to a study conducted by U-Haul.
-In 2017, Forbes stated Grand Rapids had the fastest growing economy in the U.S.
-New York Times ranked Grand Rapids #20 of the 52 places to go worldwide in 2016.
-According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Grand Rapids is the number one metro area for job growth
between 2015 to 2016.
-US Chamber of Commerce named Grand Rapids, "Nation’s Most Sustainable City."
-Lonely Planet named Grand Rapids the #1 travel destination in the U.S. in 2013.

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