ZIP Code 49343

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 5,445
Median household income: $81,722
Median home value: $236,200

ZIP Code 49343 (Kent County, Michigan) is home to about 5,445 residents. At $81,722, its median household income sits in line with Kent County's $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49343's population declined 1.9% from 5,551 to 5,445, while its median gross rent was little changed from $699 to $694.

The median resident is 45.4 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,445
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,722
Median home value: $236,200
Median gross rent: $694
Housing units: 2,528
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5515,445

Median household income

$65,585$81,722

Median home value

$149,300$236,200

Median gross rent

$699$694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,551	$65,585	$149,300	$699
2020	5,637	$64,654	$165,300	$681
2021	5,941	$72,350	$177,200	$706
2022	6,062	$74,830	$212,900	$761
2023	5,445	$81,722	$236,200	$694

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	200	3.7%
5 to 17	669	12.3%
18 to 24	550	10.1%
25 to 34	684	12.6%
35 to 44	604	11.1%
45 to 54	760	14.0%
55 to 64	941	17.3%
65 to 74	632	11.6%
75 and over	405	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,925	90.4%
Black or African American	8	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.3%
Two or more races	347	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	145	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	359	8.9%
High school graduate	1,597	39.7%
Some college or associate's	1,453	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	489	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	128	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,315	83.7%
Carpooled	158	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	252	9.1%
Other means	11	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	330	13.1%
15 to 29 min	845	33.6%
30 to 44 min	778	30.9%
45 to 59 min	417	16.6%
60+ min	145	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 8.3% (451 of 5,429)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,482	68.8%
Nonfamily households	673	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,155	85.2%
Vacant	373	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,902	88.3%
Renter-occupied	253	11.7%

1-unit, detached79.3%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other16.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,004	79.3%
1-unit, attached	8	0.3%
2 to 4 units	9	0.4%
5 to 19 units	9	0.4%
20 or more units	78	3.1%
Mobile home & other	420	16.6%

ZIP Code 49343

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