How many homes in Big Rapids, MI are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in Big Rapids, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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0.8% (±1.6 points) of occupied homes in Big Rapids, MI have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.8% have more than 1.5.

0.0% lack complete plumbing.

0.3% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 0.8% (±1.6 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.0%
Lacking a kitchen: 0.3%

Crowding and facilities in Big Rapids

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Rapids	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
More than 1 person per room	0.8% (±1.6 points)	2.0% (±0.5 points)	1.6% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	0.8% (±1.2 points)	0.9% (±0.4 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.0% (±1.0 points)	1.2% (±0.4 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	0.3% (±0.4 points)	1.8% (±0.4 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In Big Rapids, the share of crowded homes is not measurably different from Mecosta County (2.0%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (1.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near Big Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Rapids
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Big Rapids	—	0.8% (±1.6 points)	—
Big Rapids Charter Township	1.7 mi	0.0% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Green Charter Township	5.1 mi	6.1% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Colfax Township (Mecosta County)	5.4 mi	1.8% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mecosta Township	6.8 mi	0.3% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Mecosta County)	7.2 mi	3.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Norwich Township (Newaygo County)	7.7 mi	0.0% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Stanwood	8.4 mi	0.0% (±47.5 points)	Not measurably different
Austin Township (Mecosta County)	8.8 mi	6.1% (±3.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Green Charter Township, MI (6.1%), Austin Township (Mecosta County), MI (6.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Big Rapids

How many homes in Big Rapids are overcrowded?

0.8% of occupied homes in Big Rapids, MI have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Big Rapids lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.0% lack complete plumbing facilities and 0.3% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Big Rapids city, Michigan

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Big Rapids city, Michigan (place:08300, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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