ZIP Code 48609

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Saginaw County, Michigan.

Population: 12,206
Median household income: $78,800
Median home value: $166,400

ZIP Code 48609 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Saginaw County, Michigan, home to about 12,206 residents. Its median household income of $78,800 runs above the Saginaw County figure of $58,347.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48609's population declined 1.7% from 12,422 to 12,206, while its median gross rent rose 24.0% from $728 to $903.

12.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.28 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,206
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,800
Median home value: $166,400
Median gross rent: $903
Housing units: 5,494
Homeownership rate: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,42212,206

Median household income

$64,668$78,800

Median home value

$136,300$166,400

Median gross rent

$728$903

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,422	$64,668	$136,300	$728
2020	12,375	$70,314	$141,800	$804
2021	12,526	$72,140	$144,700	$831
2022	12,339	$76,669	$158,600	$872
2023	12,206	$78,800	$166,400	$903

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	485	4.0%
5 to 17	1,703	14.0%
18 to 24	790	6.5%
25 to 34	940	7.7%
35 to 44	1,483	12.1%
45 to 54	1,804	14.8%
55 to 64	1,588	13.0%
65 to 74	1,943	15.9%
75 and over	1,470	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,076	90.7%
Black or African American	95	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	114	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	352	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	555	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	645	7.0%
High school graduate	3,068	33.2%
Some college or associate's	3,102	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,393	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,020	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,472	85.2%
Carpooled	216	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	90	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	449	8.6%
Other means	20	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,074	22.4%
15 to 29 min	2,441	50.9%
30 to 44 min	840	17.5%
45 to 59 min	240	5.0%
60+ min	203	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 12.3% (1,480 of 12,058)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,384	64.0%
Nonfamily households	1,904	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,288	96.3%
Vacant	206	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,623	87.4%
Renter-occupied	665	12.6%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,192	76.3%
1-unit, attached	319	5.8%
2 to 4 units	49	0.9%
5 to 19 units	344	6.3%
20 or more units	167	3.0%
Mobile home & other	423	7.7%

ZIP Code 48609

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Race & ethnicity

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