Eaton Rapids is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 5,165 people and four associated neighborhoods, Eaton Rapids is the 190th largest community in Michigan. Eaton Rapids has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Eaton Rapids has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.05% 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.

The percentage of adults in Eaton Rapids who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.69% of the adults in Eaton Rapids have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Eaton Rapids in 2022 was $30,115, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,460 for a family of four. However, Eaton Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Eaton Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.