Neighborhood Profiles
Restorers works within a very specific geographic area in the southeast community of Grand Rapids, as you will see below.
To the right, the Population Demographics maps show the racial composition of the Restorers' target neighborhood.
The following graph charts show 2000 Census data for the neighborhood, which primarily falls in:
- Census Tract 35 (yellow) - just east
- Census Tract 36 (light orange)
- Census Tract 37 (dark orange) - just south
These tracts are compared to the City of Grand Rapids (purple) as a whole.
The neighborhood has a 93% minority population compared to 38% for the city as a whole
Households receiving some form of public assistance is close to 16% compared to only 5% in the City
There is higher renter-occupied housing in the neighborhood and a lower home ownership rate
The median income for households in the neighborhood in 1999 was almost $20,000 compared to $37,244 for the city and close to $46,000 for Kent County Households.
Households receiving some form of SSI is close to 17% compared to only 5% in the City.
Over 40% of households in the neighborhood are female headed with no male present.