ZIP Code 49505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 32,224
Median household income: $71,692
Median home value: $227,900

Covering part of Kent County, Michigan, ZIP Code 49505 has about 32,224 residents. At $71,692, its median household income sits below Kent County's $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49505's population held roughly steady from 32,372 to 32,224, while its median gross rent rose 36.7% from $913 to $1,248.

16.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,224
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,692
Median home value: $227,900
Median gross rent: $1,248
Housing units: 14,197
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,37232,224

Median household income

$52,893$71,692

Median home value

$143,900$227,900

Median gross rent

$913$1,248

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,372	$52,893	$143,900	$913
2020	33,239	$55,440	$155,000	$968
2021	33,210	$59,261	$168,100	$1,035
2022	32,325	$67,838	$202,400	$1,179
2023	32,224	$71,692	$227,900	$1,248

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3421.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,345	7.3%
5 to 17	4,728	14.7%
18 to 24	2,424	7.5%
25 to 34	6,758	21.0%
35 to 44	4,303	13.4%
45 to 54	3,213	10.0%
55 to 64	3,537	11.0%
65 to 74	2,941	9.1%
75 and over	1,975	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,019	68.3%
Black or African American	4,449	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	1,015	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	123	0.4%
Two or more races	1,975	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,632	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree27.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,014	4.5%
High school graduate	5,384	23.7%
Some college or associate's	7,290	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,329	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,710	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit2.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,285	74.3%
Carpooled	1,253	7.6%
Public transit	385	2.3%
Walked	263	1.6%
Bicycle	138	0.8%
Worked from home	2,024	12.2%
Other means	192	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,496	31.0%
15 to 29 min	7,279	50.1%
30 to 44 min	1,808	12.5%
45 to 59 min	479	3.3%
60+ min	454	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 16.4% (5,172 of 31,529)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,632	55.9%
Nonfamily households	6,017	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,649	96.1%
Vacant	548	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,824	64.6%
Renter-occupied	4,825	35.4%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,246	65.1%
1-unit, attached	1,053	7.4%
2 to 4 units	1,429	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1,414	10.0%
20 or more units	979	6.9%
Mobile home & other	76	0.5%

ZIP Code 49505

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