ZIP Code 49008

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Population: 16,488
Median household income: $67,339
Median home value: $202,400

Covering part of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, ZIP Code 49008 has about 16,488 residents. The median household income of $67,339 is below the Kalamazoo County median ($70,525).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49008's population declined 3.1% from 17,012 to 16,488, while its median gross rent rose 30.7% from $769 to $1,005.

The median resident is 33.9 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 23.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,488
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,339
Median home value: $202,400
Median gross rent: $1,005
Housing units: 7,124
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,01216,488

Median household income

$52,944$67,339

Median home value

$156,300$202,400

Median gross rent

$769$1,005

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,012	$52,944	$156,300	$769
2020	16,466	$56,204	$158,300	$784
2021	17,034	$60,000	$170,700	$855
2022	16,114	$64,963	$196,800	$925
2023	16,488	$67,339	$202,400	$1,005

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2423.0%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	714	4.3%
5 to 17	1,904	11.5%
18 to 24	3,785	23.0%
25 to 34	2,105	12.8%
35 to 44	1,822	11.1%
45 to 54	1,956	11.9%
55 to 64	1,481	9.0%
65 to 74	1,612	9.8%
75 and over	1,109	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,382	75.1%
Black or African American	1,931	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.3%
Asian	432	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	128	0.8%
Two or more races	775	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	788	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate15.5%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree26.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	533	5.3%
High school graduate	1,562	15.5%
Some college or associate's	2,462	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,900	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,628	26.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked8.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,998	69.7%
Carpooled	580	6.7%
Public transit	109	1.3%
Walked	770	8.9%
Bicycle	31	0.4%
Worked from home	1,095	12.7%
Other means	23	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,483	46.4%
15 to 29 min	2,657	35.4%
30 to 44 min	841	11.2%
45 to 59 min	299	4.0%
60+ min	231	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 14.5% (1,987 of 13,708)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,246	49.1%
Nonfamily households	3,366	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,612	92.8%
Vacant	512	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,318	65.3%
Renter-occupied	2,294	34.7%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units16.6%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,263	59.8%
1-unit, attached	301	4.2%
2 to 4 units	724	10.2%
5 to 19 units	550	7.7%
20 or more units	1,180	16.6%
Mobile home & other	106	1.5%

ZIP Code 49008

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