ZIP Code 49519

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 28,308
Median household income: $75,373
Median home value: $220,300

ZIP Code 49519 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan, home to about 28,308 residents. At $75,373, its median household income sits below Kent County's $80,390.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49519's population declined 1.8% from 28,836 to 28,308, while its median gross rent rose 29.4% from $909 to $1,176.

The median resident is 32.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,308
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,373
Median home value: $220,300
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 11,693
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,83628,308

Median household income

$54,394$75,373

Median home value

$141,300$220,300

Median gross rent

$909$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,836	$54,394	$141,300	$909
2020	28,262	$58,188	$145,600	$955
2021	28,487	$62,957	$158,800	$974
2022	28,070	$68,164	$191,200	$1,097
2023	28,308	$75,373	$220,300	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3421.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,593	5.6%
5 to 17	4,444	15.7%
18 to 24	3,440	12.2%
25 to 34	6,078	21.5%
35 to 44	3,660	12.9%
45 to 54	2,689	9.5%
55 to 64	2,994	10.6%
65 to 74	2,099	7.4%
75 and over	1,311	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,792	66.4%
Black or African American	2,456	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.2%
Asian	434	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	119	0.4%
Two or more races	1,299	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,158	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,941	10.3%
High school graduate	4,759	25.3%
Some college or associate's	6,778	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,908	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,445	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit4.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,229	76.7%
Carpooled	1,470	9.2%
Public transit	638	4.0%
Walked	137	0.9%
Bicycle	126	0.8%
Worked from home	1,260	7.9%
Other means	87	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,248	28.9%
15 to 29 min	7,606	51.8%
30 to 44 min	1,775	12.1%
45 to 59 min	411	2.8%
60+ min	647	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 11.7% (3,298 of 28,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,783	61.0%
Nonfamily households	4,345	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,128	95.2%
Vacant	565	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,281	56.4%
Renter-occupied	4,847	43.6%

1-unit, detached51.6%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units23.7%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,034	51.6%
1-unit, attached	601	5.1%
2 to 4 units	631	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2,774	23.7%
20 or more units	1,466	12.5%
Mobile home & other	187	1.6%

ZIP Code 49519

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