ZIP Code 49096

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Eaton County, Michigan.

Population: 3,196
Median household income: $74,813
Median home value: $173,600

ZIP Code 49096 (Eaton County, Michigan) is home to about 3,196 residents. The median household income of $74,813 is below the Eaton County median ($78,025).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49096's population declined 7.1% from 3,441 to 3,196, while its median gross rent rose 15.5% from $770 to $889.

12.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 89.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,196
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $74,813
Median home value: $173,600
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 1,289
Homeownership rate: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4413,196

Median household income

$59,784$74,813

Median home value

$136,400$173,600

Median gross rent

$770$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,441	$59,784	$136,400	$770
2020	3,341	$62,917	$145,000	$765
2021	2,975	$66,563	$151,700	$840
2022	2,976	$68,641	$169,600	$931
2023	3,196	$74,813	$173,600	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	281	8.8%
5 to 17	503	15.7%
18 to 24	224	7.0%
25 to 34	496	15.5%
35 to 44	319	10.0%
45 to 54	347	10.9%
55 to 64	379	11.9%
65 to 74	345	10.8%
75 and over	302	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,915	91.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.6%
Asian	11	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.7%
Two or more races	86	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	143	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	14.3%
High school graduate	869	39.7%
Some college or associate's	742	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	196	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	68	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled16.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,009	70.6%
Carpooled	240	16.8%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	20	1.4%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	121	8.5%
Other means	36	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	145	11.1%
15 to 29 min	473	36.1%
30 to 44 min	405	30.9%
45 to 59 min	126	9.6%
60+ min	160	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 9.6% (307 of 3,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	886	73.9%
Nonfamily households	313	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,199	93.0%
Vacant	90	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,068	89.1%
Renter-occupied	131	10.9%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,143	88.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.6%
2 to 4 units	27	2.1%
5 to 19 units	10	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	7.8%

ZIP Code 49096

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