Lowell, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,013. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,140 (+3.2% change)
Males: 1,890 (47.1%), Females: 2,123 (52.9%)
Kent County
Zip code: 49331
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $42,326
Median house value: $98,500
Population by Race
Races in Lowell:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (21.6%), Irish (14.7%), English (14.1%), Dutch (10.8%), United States (8.8%), Polish (3.7%).
Elevation: 630 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lowell
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lowell city
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 13.3%
2.6% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -157 (-3.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:
- FOREST VIEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
- UNITED MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, MI)
- METROPOLITIAN HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowell:
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 13 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
- W K KELLOGG (about 45 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Abbreviation: BTL)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lowell:
- LOWELL CITY (about 2 miles; LOWELL, MI; Abbreviation: 24C)
- SOMERVILLE (about 10 miles; ADA, MI; Abbreviation: 34I)
- GREENVILLE MUNI (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, MI; Abbreviation: 6D6)
Amtrak station near Lowell:
- 20 miles: ROCKFORD (39 S. MAIN ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowell:
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 20 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
Schools
Public high school in Lowell:
- LOWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,258; Location: 11700 VERGENNES STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lowell:
- LOWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 941; Location: 750 FOREMAN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CHERRY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 822; Location: 12675 FORMAN ROAD; Grades: 02 – 06)
- BUSHNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 443; Location: 700 ELIZABETH STREET; Grades: KG – 01)
- UNITY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 77; Location: 320 N. MONROE; Grades: UG – UG)
- MURRAY LAKE ELEMENTARY (Location: 3275 ALDEN NASH NE; Grades: N – N )