Grand Rapids is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 11,268 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Grand Rapids is the 95th largest community in Minnesota.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.63 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of people in Grand Rapids who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.17% of adults in Grand Rapids have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Grand Rapids in 2018 was $30,251, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,004 for a family of four. However, Grand Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Grand Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Grand Rapids include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Grand Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.