ZIP Code 48506

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Genesee County, Michigan.

Population: 24,538
Median household income: $44,416
Median home value: $91,200

ZIP Code 48506 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Genesee County, Michigan, home to about 24,538 residents. The median household income of $44,416 is below the Genesee County median ($60,673).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48506's population declined 15.1% from 28,915 to 24,538, while its median gross rent rose 24.2% from $722 to $897.

8.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,538
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,416
Median home value: $91,200
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 11,114
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,91524,538

Median household income

$36,668$44,416

Median home value

$49,100$91,200

Median gross rent

$722$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,915	$36,668	$49,100	$722
2020	28,308	$37,635	$54,900	$763
2021	25,058	$41,218	$70,000	$804
2022	24,837	$43,630	$79,400	$849
2023	24,538	$44,416	$91,200	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,057	4.3%
5 to 17	4,760	19.4%
18 to 24	1,582	6.4%
25 to 34	3,375	13.8%
35 to 44	3,233	13.2%
45 to 54	3,529	14.4%
55 to 64	3,533	14.4%
65 to 74	2,261	9.2%
75 and over	1,208	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,643	76.0%
Black or African American	2,172	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.2%
Asian	42	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	235	1.0%
Two or more races	1,364	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,043	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,953	17.2%
High school graduate	6,067	35.4%
Some college or associate's	6,602	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,105	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	412	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,292	77.7%
Carpooled	1,267	13.5%
Public transit	94	1.0%
Walked	72	0.8%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	528	5.6%
Other means	129	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,302	26.0%
15 to 29 min	3,655	41.3%
30 to 44 min	1,156	13.0%
45 to 59 min	757	8.5%
60+ min	990	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 23.1% (5,619 of 24,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,136	62.1%
Nonfamily households	3,739	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,875	88.9%
Vacant	1,239	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,928	70.2%
Renter-occupied	2,947	29.8%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,458	85.1%
1-unit, attached	203	1.8%
2 to 4 units	179	1.6%
5 to 19 units	149	1.3%
20 or more units	263	2.4%
Mobile home & other	862	7.8%

ZIP Code 48506

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