ZIP Code 49048

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Population: 23,999
Median household income: $62,160
Median home value: $158,300

ZIP Code 49048 (Kalamazoo County, Michigan) is home to about 23,999 residents. Its median household income of $62,160 runs below the Kalamazoo County figure of $70,525.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49048's population declined 5.6% from 25,416 to 23,999, while its median gross rent rose 28.0% from $806 to $1,032.

The typical home was built around 1967. 12.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,999
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,160
Median home value: $158,300
Median gross rent: $1,032
Housing units: 10,440
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,41623,999

Median household income

$47,949$62,160

Median home value

$103,900$158,300

Median gross rent

$806$1,032

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,416	$47,949	$103,900	$806
2020	24,279	$48,799	$107,600	$838
2021	24,168	$54,042	$111,800	$910
2022	23,626	$62,081	$137,900	$984
2023	23,999	$62,160	$158,300	$1,032

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,715	7.1%
5 to 17	3,913	16.3%
18 to 24	2,630	11.0%
25 to 34	4,164	17.4%
35 to 44	2,406	10.0%
45 to 54	2,584	10.8%
55 to 64	3,314	13.8%
65 to 74	2,092	8.7%
75 and over	1,181	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,091	67.0%
Black or African American	4,690	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.2%
Asian	395	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.1%
Two or more races	1,089	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,664	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,526	9.7%
High school graduate	5,026	31.9%
Some college or associate's	5,201	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,555	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,433	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,656	78.0%
Carpooled	1,014	9.1%
Public transit	106	1.0%
Walked	67	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,207	10.9%
Other means	41	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,907	29.4%
15 to 29 min	4,805	48.6%
30 to 44 min	1,549	15.7%
45 to 59 min	209	2.1%
60+ min	414	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 12.9% (3,017 of 23,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,817	60.3%
Nonfamily households	3,837	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,654	92.5%
Vacant	786	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,754	59.6%
Renter-occupied	3,900	40.4%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,555	62.8%
1-unit, attached	426	4.1%
2 to 4 units	689	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1,398	13.4%
20 or more units	941	9.0%
Mobile home & other	431	4.1%

ZIP Code 49048

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