ZIP Code 49444

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Muskegon County, Michigan.

Population: 26,228
Median household income: $52,143
Median home value: $159,200

ZIP Code 49444 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Muskegon County, Michigan, home to about 26,228 residents. Its median household income of $52,143 runs below the Muskegon County figure of $63,495.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49444's population declined 11.6% from 29,684 to 26,228, while its median gross rent rose 21.9% from $772 to $941.

20.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.55 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,228
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,143
Median home value: $159,200
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 11,635
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,68426,228

Median household income

$40,833$52,143

Median home value

$87,400$159,200

Median gross rent

$772$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,684	$40,833	$87,400	$772
2020	30,003	$42,670	$99,600	$797
2021	26,591	$46,296	$109,700	$868
2022	26,309	$50,162	$147,900	$942
2023	26,228	$52,143	$159,200	$941

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,950	7.4%
5 to 17	4,749	18.1%
18 to 24	1,656	6.3%
25 to 34	4,054	15.5%
35 to 44	3,256	12.4%
45 to 54	2,984	11.4%
55 to 64	3,266	12.5%
65 to 74	2,364	9.0%
75 and over	1,949	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,487	59.0%
Black or African American	8,154	31.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	292	1.1%
Asian	93	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,241	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	961	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,676	9.4%
High school graduate	6,871	38.4%
Some college or associate's	6,147	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,204	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	975	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,078	82.2%
Carpooled	1,161	10.5%
Public transit	36	0.3%
Walked	99	0.9%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	580	5.2%
Other means	85	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,068	38.9%
15 to 29 min	4,151	39.7%
30 to 44 min	1,087	10.4%
45 to 59 min	727	6.9%
60+ min	436	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 20.4% (5,238 of 25,692)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,666	66.0%
Nonfamily households	3,428	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,094	86.8%
Vacant	1,541	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,065	70.0%
Renter-occupied	3,029	30.0%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,009	77.4%
1-unit, attached	256	2.2%
2 to 4 units	340	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1,066	9.2%
20 or more units	212	1.8%
Mobile home & other	752	6.5%

ZIP Code 49444

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