ZIP Code 49038

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Berrien County, Michigan.

Population: 8,577
Median household income: $60,396
Median home value: $196,200

Covering part of Berrien County, Michigan, ZIP Code 49038 has about 8,577 residents. At $60,396, its median household income sits below Berrien County's $63,152.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49038's population declined 7.4% from 9,267 to 8,577, while its median gross rent rose 19.0% from $793 to $944.

12.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,577
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,396
Median home value: $196,200
Median gross rent: $944
Housing units: 5,124
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2678,577

Median household income

$56,400$60,396

Median home value

$139,100$196,200

Median gross rent

$793$944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,267	$56,400	$139,100	$793
2020	9,126	$57,174	$138,700	$817
2021	8,861	$57,741	$140,400	$771
2022	8,577	$61,231	$177,800	$917
2023	8,577	$60,396	$196,200	$944

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	495	5.8%
5 to 17	1,432	16.7%
18 to 24	516	6.0%
25 to 34	900	10.5%
35 to 44	927	10.8%
45 to 54	983	11.5%
55 to 64	1,419	16.5%
65 to 74	1,132	13.2%
75 and over	773	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,993	81.5%
Black or African American	510	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	140	1.6%
Two or more races	588	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	346	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	492	8.0%
High school graduate	2,383	38.8%
Some college or associate's	1,983	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	754	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	522	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,945	78.3%
Carpooled	384	10.2%
Public transit	15	0.4%
Walked	125	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	270	7.2%
Other means	23	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	918	26.3%
15 to 29 min	1,624	46.5%
30 to 44 min	435	12.5%
45 to 59 min	186	5.3%
60+ min	329	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.5% (1,070 of 8,572)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,230	60.4%
Nonfamily households	1,460	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,690	72.0%
Vacant	1,434	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,718	73.7%
Renter-occupied	972	26.3%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,185	81.7%
1-unit, attached	39	0.8%
2 to 4 units	538	10.5%
5 to 19 units	70	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	292	5.7%

ZIP Code 49038

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