ZIP Code 49331

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 17,419
Median household income: $92,443
Median home value: $293,600

ZIP Code 49331 (Kent County, Michigan) is home to about 17,419 residents. Its median household income of $92,443 runs above the Kent County figure of $80,390.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49331's population declined 3.4% from 18,028 to 17,419, while its median gross rent rose 24.0% from $894 to $1,109.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,419
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $92,443
Median home value: $293,600
Median gross rent: $1,109
Housing units: 7,208
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,02817,419

Median household income

$79,765$92,443

Median home value

$205,600$293,600

Median gross rent

$894$1,109

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,028	$79,765	$205,600	$894
2020	18,118	$81,973	$231,200	$891
2021	17,715	$87,987	$244,900	$943
2022	17,522	$91,102	$274,900	$991
2023	17,419	$92,443	$293,600	$1,109

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,201	6.9%
5 to 17	3,178	18.2%
18 to 24	1,039	6.0%
25 to 34	2,215	12.7%
35 to 44	2,506	14.4%
45 to 54	2,321	13.3%
55 to 64	2,303	13.2%
65 to 74	1,932	11.1%
75 and over	724	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,322	88.0%
Black or African American	176	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.2%
Asian	111	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	235	1.3%
Two or more races	901	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	644	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	463	3.9%
High school graduate	2,771	23.1%
Some college or associate's	4,078	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,976	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,713	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,722	76.1%
Carpooled	410	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	217	2.5%
Bicycle	37	0.4%
Worked from home	1,394	15.8%
Other means	52	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,923	25.9%
15 to 29 min	3,072	41.3%
30 to 44 min	1,591	21.4%
45 to 59 min	444	6.0%
60+ min	408	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 5.1% (879 of 17,277)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,967	72.0%
Nonfamily households	1,934	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,901	95.7%
Vacant	307	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,886	85.3%
Renter-occupied	1,015	14.7%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,878	81.5%
1-unit, attached	81	1.1%
2 to 4 units	111	1.5%
5 to 19 units	532	7.4%
20 or more units	138	1.9%
Mobile home & other	468	6.5%

ZIP Code 49331

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