ZIP Code 49509

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 28,133
Median household income: $64,981
Median home value: $183,400

ZIP Code 49509 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan, home to about 28,133 residents. Its median household income of $64,981 runs below the Kent County figure of $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 49509's population held roughly steady from 28,323 to 28,133, while its median gross rent rose 25.2% from $785 to $983.

71.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,133
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,981
Median home value: $183,400
Median gross rent: $983
Housing units: 10,611
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,32328,133

Median household income

$49,795$64,981

Median home value

$111,200$183,400

Median gross rent

$785$983

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,323	$49,795	$111,200	$785
2020	28,946	$51,463	$126,300	$834
2021	28,688	$54,606	$139,200	$917
2022	28,549	$59,941	$164,900	$933
2023	28,133	$64,981	$183,400	$983

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,903	6.8%
5 to 17	5,393	19.2%
18 to 24	2,423	8.6%
25 to 34	5,025	17.9%
35 to 44	3,544	12.6%
45 to 54	3,477	12.4%
55 to 64	3,397	12.1%
65 to 74	1,637	5.8%
75 and over	1,334	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,838	49.2%
Black or African American	2,735	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	487	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	153	0.5%
Two or more races	1,438	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,476	33.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,704	14.7%
High school graduate	6,253	34.0%
Some college or associate's	5,875	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,552	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,030	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,646	74.0%
Carpooled	2,226	15.5%
Public transit	179	1.2%
Walked	206	1.4%
Bicycle	114	0.8%
Worked from home	924	6.4%
Other means	82	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,207	31.3%
15 to 29 min	6,667	49.6%
30 to 44 min	1,636	12.2%
45 to 59 min	455	3.4%
60+ min	488	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 11.2% (3,098 of 27,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,831	67.0%
Nonfamily households	3,360	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,191	96.0%
Vacant	420	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,120	69.9%
Renter-occupied	3,071	30.1%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,560	71.2%
1-unit, attached	293	2.8%
2 to 4 units	518	4.9%
5 to 19 units	862	8.1%
20 or more units	946	8.9%
Mobile home & other	432	4.1%

ZIP Code 49509

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