ZIP Code 48602

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Saginaw County, Michigan.

Population: 27,490
Median household income: $46,068
Median home value: $70,200

ZIP Code 48602 (Saginaw County, Michigan) is home to about 27,490 residents. Its median household income of $46,068 runs below the Saginaw County figure of $58,347.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 48602's population declined 9.0% from 30,199 to 27,490, while its median gross rent rose 24.9% from $722 to $902.

The median gross rent is $902. 15.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,490
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $46,068
Median home value: $70,200
Median gross rent: $902
Housing units: 12,286
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,19927,490

Median household income

$34,671$46,068

Median home value

$50,900$70,200

Median gross rent

$722$902

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,199	$34,671	$50,900	$722
2020	30,109	$36,643	$55,600	$722
2021	27,911	$38,724	$58,500	$777
2022	27,575	$44,939	$64,600	$866
2023	27,490	$46,068	$70,200	$902

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,910	6.9%
5 to 17	4,944	18.0%
18 to 24	2,290	8.3%
25 to 34	4,456	16.2%
35 to 44	3,722	13.5%
45 to 54	3,064	11.1%
55 to 64	3,378	12.3%
65 to 74	2,398	8.7%
75 and over	1,328	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,805	50.2%
Black or African American	7,500	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	0.3%
Asian	57	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	1,232	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,753	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,072	16.7%
High school graduate	5,910	32.2%
Some college or associate's	6,607	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,745	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,012	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,220	77.8%
Carpooled	1,186	11.2%
Public transit	38	0.4%
Walked	226	2.1%
Bicycle	30	0.3%
Worked from home	754	7.1%
Other means	107	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,241	43.2%
15 to 29 min	3,721	37.9%
30 to 44 min	1,215	12.4%
45 to 59 min	197	2.0%
60+ min	433	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 28.6% (7,631 of 26,680)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,265	57.7%
Nonfamily households	4,584	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,849	88.3%
Vacant	1,437	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,757	62.3%
Renter-occupied	4,092	37.7%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,838	80.1%
1-unit, attached	249	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1,462	11.9%
5 to 19 units	406	3.3%
20 or more units	262	2.1%
Mobile home & other	69	0.6%

ZIP Code 48602

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