ZIP Code 48601

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Saginaw County, Michigan.

Population: 32,069
Median household income: $37,830
Median home value: $54,900

Covering part of Saginaw County, Michigan, ZIP Code 48601 has about 32,069 residents. The median household income of $37,830 is below the Saginaw County median ($58,347).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48601's population declined 7.8% from 34,793 to 32,069, while its median gross rent rose 12.5% from $743 to $836.

The median resident is 39.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,069
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $37,830
Median home value: $54,900
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 16,220
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 11.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,79332,069

Median household income

$29,822$37,830

Median home value

$41,300$54,900

Median gross rent

$743$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,793	$29,822	$41,300	$743
2020	34,218	$31,391	$42,400	$772
2021	32,550	$34,030	$45,300	$781
2022	32,172	$36,845	$52,200	$824
2023	32,069	$37,830	$54,900	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,458	7.7%
5 to 17	5,920	18.5%
18 to 24	2,318	7.2%
25 to 34	4,133	12.9%
35 to 44	3,290	10.3%
45 to 54	2,761	8.6%
55 to 64	4,541	14.2%
65 to 74	3,942	12.3%
75 and over	2,706	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,748	27.3%
Black or African American	19,013	59.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.1%
Two or more races	484	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,742	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,080	14.4%
High school graduate	8,350	39.1%
Some college or associate's	8,144	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,257	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	542	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,409	79.6%
Carpooled	1,328	12.6%
Public transit	54	0.5%
Walked	78	0.7%
Bicycle	23	0.2%
Worked from home	581	5.5%
Other means	86	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,876	38.8%
15 to 29 min	4,019	40.3%
30 to 44 min	1,203	12.1%
45 to 59 min	433	4.3%
60+ min	447	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 31.7% (10,103 of 31,854)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,731	57.5%
Nonfamily households	5,704	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,435	82.8%
Vacant	2,785	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,878	66.1%
Renter-occupied	4,557	33.9%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,067	80.6%
1-unit, attached	276	1.7%
2 to 4 units	767	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1,062	6.5%
20 or more units	649	4.0%
Mobile home & other	399	2.5%

ZIP Code 48601

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