ZIP Code 49072

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in St. Joseph County, Michigan.

Population: 2,875
Median household income: $67,379
Median home value: $169,000

ZIP Code 49072 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in St. Joseph County, Michigan, home to about 2,875 residents. At $67,379, its median household income sits above St. Joseph County's $64,707.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49072's population declined 2.4% from 2,945 to 2,875, while its median gross rent rose 14.9% from $848 to $974.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.1% of the population. 77.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,875
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,379
Median home value: $169,000
Median gross rent: $974
Housing units: 1,336
Homeownership rate: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9452,875

Median household income

$62,703$67,379

Median home value

$135,100$169,000

Median gross rent

$848$974

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,945	$62,703	$135,100	$848
2020	2,726	$56,629	$138,000	$849
2021	2,783	$61,083	$141,400	$836
2022	2,753	$70,313	$158,800	$850
2023	2,875	$67,379	$169,000	$974

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	128	4.5%
5 to 17	498	17.3%
18 to 24	219	7.6%
25 to 34	329	11.4%
35 to 44	322	11.2%
45 to 54	440	15.3%
55 to 64	331	11.5%
65 to 74	333	11.6%
75 and over	275	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,676	93.1%
Black or African American	12	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	144	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	9.4%
High school graduate	701	34.5%
Some college or associate's	707	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	260	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	171	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,048	77.4%
Carpooled	140	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.6%
Bicycle	11	0.8%
Worked from home	132	9.7%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	439	35.9%
15 to 29 min	415	34.0%
30 to 44 min	220	18.0%
45 to 59 min	91	7.4%
60+ min	57	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 8.6% (247 of 2,875)

	Count	Share
Family households	780	68.7%
Nonfamily households	355	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,135	85.0%
Vacant	201	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,017	89.6%
Renter-occupied	118	10.4%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,106	82.8%
1-unit, attached	12	0.9%
2 to 4 units	31	2.3%
5 to 19 units	4	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	183	13.7%

ZIP Code 49072

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