ZIP Code 48505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Genesee County, Michigan.

Population: 18,108
Median household income: $31,477
Median home value: $28,300

ZIP Code 48505 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Genesee County, Michigan, home to about 18,108 residents. Its median household income of $31,477 runs below the Genesee County figure of $60,673.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48505's population declined 10.9% from 20,327 to 18,108, while its median gross rent rose 9.5% from $684 to $749.

66.7% of workers drive to work alone. 82.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,108
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $31,477
Median home value: $28,300
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 10,546
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 25.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,32718,108

Median household income

$25,949$31,477

Median home value

$22,500$28,300

Median gross rent

$684$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,327	$25,949	$22,500	$684
2020	19,722	$27,071	$24,600	$661
2021	18,618	$29,061	$23,500	$698
2022	17,809	$31,950	$27,900	$744
2023	18,108	$31,477	$28,300	$749

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,091	6.0%
5 to 17	3,671	20.3%
18 to 24	1,528	8.4%
25 to 34	2,542	14.0%
35 to 44	1,776	9.8%
45 to 54	2,254	12.4%
55 to 64	2,298	12.7%
65 to 74	1,716	9.5%
75 and over	1,232	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,073	11.4%
Black or African American	14,321	79.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	113	0.6%
Asian	11	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	43	0.2%
Two or more races	906	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	622	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,810	15.3%
High school graduate	4,863	41.1%
Some college or associate's	4,026	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	738	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	381	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit9.9%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,526	66.7%
Carpooled	653	12.4%
Public transit	521	9.9%
Walked	72	1.4%
Bicycle	41	0.8%
Worked from home	406	7.7%
Other means	65	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,175	24.1%
15 to 29 min	2,147	44.0%
30 to 44 min	741	15.2%
45 to 59 min	308	6.3%
60+ min	507	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 40.0% (7,208 of 18,002)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,169	56.7%
Nonfamily households	3,182	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,351	69.7%
Vacant	3,195	30.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,652	49.7%
Renter-occupied	3,699	50.3%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,701	82.5%
1-unit, attached	728	6.9%
2 to 4 units	439	4.2%
5 to 19 units	277	2.6%
20 or more units	169	1.6%
Mobile home & other	232	2.2%

ZIP Code 48505

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