ZIP Code 49544

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 9,918
Median household income: $69,706
Median home value: $247,500

ZIP Code 49544 (Kent County, Michigan) is home to about 9,918 residents. At $69,706, its median household income sits below Kent County's $80,390.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49544's population declined 4.1% from 10,341 to 9,918, while its median gross rent rose 27.3% from $879 to $1,119.

The median resident is 38.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,918
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,706
Median home value: $247,500
Median gross rent: $1,119
Housing units: 4,195
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,3419,918

Median household income

$61,577$69,706

Median home value

$166,300$247,500

Median gross rent

$879$1,119

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,341	$61,577	$166,300	$879
2020	10,181	$57,372	$186,500	$883
2021	10,259	$56,780	$192,300	$938
2022	9,977	$66,250	$232,900	$1,076
2023	9,918	$69,706	$247,500	$1,119

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	611	6.2%
5 to 17	1,481	14.9%
18 to 24	848	8.6%
25 to 34	1,643	16.6%
35 to 44	1,434	14.5%
45 to 54	928	9.4%
55 to 64	1,381	13.9%
65 to 74	1,011	10.2%
75 and over	581	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,770	78.3%
Black or African American	261	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.3%
Asian	274	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.2%
Two or more races	558	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,007	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	439	6.3%
High school graduate	2,077	29.8%
Some college or associate's	2,120	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,838	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	504	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,941	74.7%
Carpooled	686	13.0%
Public transit	16	0.3%
Walked	139	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	496	9.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,126	44.5%
15 to 29 min	1,994	41.7%
30 to 44 min	491	10.3%
45 to 59 min	65	1.4%
60+ min	106	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 10.3% (1,003 of 9,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,374	57.2%
Nonfamily households	1,775	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,149	98.9%
Vacant	46	1.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,666	64.3%
Renter-occupied	1,483	35.7%

1-unit, detached48.6%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,039	48.6%
1-unit, attached	279	6.7%
2 to 4 units	122	2.9%
5 to 19 units	666	15.9%
20 or more units	464	11.1%
Mobile home & other	625	14.9%

ZIP Code 49544

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