ZIP Code 49437

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Muskegon County, Michigan.

Population: 6,622
Median household income: $77,224
Median home value: $201,100

Covering part of Muskegon County, Michigan, ZIP Code 49437 has about 6,622 residents. Its median household income of $77,224 runs above the Muskegon County figure of $63,495.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49437's population declined 3.4% from 6,852 to 6,622, while its median gross rent rose 15.9% from $666 to $772.

The median resident is 43.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,622
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,224
Median home value: $201,100
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 3,229
Homeownership rate: 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8526,622

Median household income

$60,158$77,224

Median home value

$134,600$201,100

Median gross rent

$666$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,852	$60,158	$134,600	$666
2020	6,667	$64,776	$149,600	$703
2021	6,533	$67,321	$156,100	$713
2022	6,515	$75,923	$177,500	$760
2023	6,622	$77,224	$201,100	$772

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	300	4.5%
5 to 17	1,279	19.3%
18 to 24	339	5.1%
25 to 34	811	12.2%
35 to 44	657	9.9%
45 to 54	876	13.2%
55 to 64	960	14.5%
65 to 74	940	14.2%
75 and over	460	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,896	89.0%
Black or African American	32	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.4%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.5%
Two or more races	272	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	362	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	3.6%
High school graduate	1,484	31.5%
Some college or associate's	1,844	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	766	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	441	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,423	80.2%
Carpooled	250	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	248	8.2%
Other means	32	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,094	39.4%
15 to 29 min	886	31.9%
30 to 44 min	491	17.7%
45 to 59 min	54	1.9%
60+ min	249	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 6.6% (437 of 6,605)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,894	73.3%
Nonfamily households	689	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,583	80.0%
Vacant	646	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,274	88.0%
Renter-occupied	309	12.0%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,795	86.6%
1-unit, attached	15	0.5%
2 to 4 units	49	1.5%
5 to 19 units	86	2.7%
20 or more units	88	2.7%
Mobile home & other	196	6.1%

ZIP Code 49437

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