ZIP Code 49321

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 15,759
Median household income: $74,691
Median home value: $244,300

ZIP Code 49321 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan, home to about 15,759 residents. At $74,691, its median household income sits below Kent County's $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49321's population declined 8.2% from 17,160 to 15,759, while its median gross rent rose 30.7% from $821 to $1,073.

79.6% of workers drive to work alone. 58.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,759
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,691
Median home value: $244,300
Median gross rent: $1,073
Housing units: 6,693
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,16015,759

Median household income

$57,867$74,691

Median home value

$169,200$244,300

Median gross rent

$821$1,073

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,160	$57,867	$169,200	$821
2020	16,926	$61,293	$184,700	$838
2021	16,383	$60,487	$195,500	$880
2022	15,740	$66,326	$226,100	$996
2023	15,759	$74,691	$244,300	$1,073

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	880	5.6%
5 to 17	2,672	17.0%
18 to 24	1,234	7.8%
25 to 34	2,440	15.5%
35 to 44	2,170	13.8%
45 to 54	1,980	12.6%
55 to 64	1,817	11.5%
65 to 74	1,497	9.5%
75 and over	1,069	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,563	79.7%
Black or African American	525	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	33	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	257	1.6%
Two or more races	322	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,042	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	997	9.1%
High school graduate	2,784	25.4%
Some college or associate's	4,060	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,126	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,006	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,403	79.6%
Carpooled	834	10.4%
Public transit	47	0.6%
Walked	45	0.6%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	631	7.8%
Other means	69	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,867	25.2%
15 to 29 min	3,785	51.1%
30 to 44 min	1,240	16.7%
45 to 59 min	234	3.2%
60+ min	282	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 8.4% (1,321 of 15,753)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,031	63.8%
Nonfamily households	2,284	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,315	94.4%
Vacant	378	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,261	67.5%
Renter-occupied	2,054	32.5%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units22.7%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,899	58.3%
1-unit, attached	426	6.4%
2 to 4 units	147	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1,520	22.7%
20 or more units	478	7.1%
Mobile home & other	223	3.3%

ZIP Code 49321

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