ZIP Code 48849

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ionia County, Michigan.

Population: 5,801
Median household income: $79,423
Median home value: $212,900

Covering part of Ionia County, Michigan, ZIP Code 48849 has about 5,801 residents. At $79,423, its median household income sits above Ionia County's $73,436.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48849's population declined 3.3% from 6,000 to 5,801, while its median gross rent rose 12.2% from $688 to $772.

82.5% of workers drive to work alone. 83.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,801
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $79,423
Median home value: $212,900
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 2,295
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0005,801

Median household income

$65,000$79,423

Median home value

$134,800$212,900

Median gross rent

$688$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,000	$65,000	$134,800	$688
2020	5,990	$65,413	$143,300	$744
2021	5,762	$70,451	$159,900	$741
2022	5,789	$78,878	$190,300	$769
2023	5,801	$79,423	$212,900	$772

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	352	6.1%
5 to 17	976	16.8%
18 to 24	660	11.4%
25 to 34	709	12.2%
35 to 44	622	10.7%
45 to 54	686	11.8%
55 to 64	827	14.3%
65 to 74	604	10.4%
75 and over	365	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,234	90.2%
Black or African American	95	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	31	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	305	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	132	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	228	6.0%
High school graduate	1,269	33.3%
Some college or associate's	1,638	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	410	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	268	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,347	82.5%
Carpooled	98	3.4%
Public transit	25	0.9%
Walked	66	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	295	10.4%
Other means	13	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	735	28.8%
15 to 29 min	468	18.4%
30 to 44 min	896	35.2%
45 to 59 min	281	11.0%
60+ min	169	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 6.2% (356 of 5,749)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,442	71.5%
Nonfamily households	574	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,016	87.8%
Vacant	279	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,739	86.3%
Renter-occupied	277	13.7%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,926	83.9%
1-unit, attached	40	1.7%
2 to 4 units	27	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	77	3.4%
Mobile home & other	225	9.8%

ZIP Code 48849

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