Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 76,501 at the 2020 census. Wyoming is the second most-populated community in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is bordered by Grand Rapids on the northeast. After Grand Rapids, it is also the second most-populated city in West Michigan.
The area was the second location in Kent County settled by European-Americans in 1832 on the edges of Buck Creek and was organized as Wyoming Township in 1848 when it was set off from the northern half of Byron Township. Through the 1800s and into the early 1900s, Wyoming served as a rural area providing goods to Grand Rapids, though with the introduction of the Grand Rapids, Holland and Chicago Railway, the township...
| Ethnicity | Wyoming | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62.5% | 60.1% |
| African American | 7.2% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 5.2% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 21.8% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Wyoming | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 8.9% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 10.5% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 16.2% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 22.1% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 14.7% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 13.7% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.7% | 7.1% |
| Education | Wyoming | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 4% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 31% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 24% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 16% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 6% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |