ZIP Code 49546

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan.

Population: 33,429
Median household income: $97,386
Median home value: $389,100

ZIP Code 49546 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kent County, Michigan, home to about 33,429 residents. At $97,386, its median household income sits above Kent County's $80,390.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 49546's population declined 2.0% from 34,111 to 33,429, while its median gross rent rose 21.7% from $1,048 to $1,275.

Owners occupy 68.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,429
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $97,386
Median home value: $389,100
Median gross rent: $1,275
Housing units: 13,561
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,11133,429

Median household income

$72,283$97,386

Median home value

$285,600$389,100

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,275

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,111	$72,283	$285,600	$1,048
2020	33,968	$79,581	$289,600	$1,071
2021	34,242	$84,304	$305,000	$1,110
2022	34,308	$92,095	$355,000	$1,208
2023	33,429	$97,386	$389,100	$1,275

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,781	5.3%
5 to 17	5,646	16.9%
18 to 24	3,723	11.1%
25 to 34	3,434	10.3%
35 to 44	4,197	12.6%
45 to 54	3,651	10.9%
55 to 64	3,888	11.6%
65 to 74	3,360	10.1%
75 and over	3,749	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,981	80.7%
Black or African American	2,224	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	2,193	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.2%
Two or more races	1,119	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	839	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate11.4%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree35.1%

Graduate or professional degree25.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	962	4.3%
High school graduate	2,547	11.4%
Some college or associate's	5,222	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,811	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,737	25.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,069	69.3%
Carpooled	907	5.7%
Public transit	155	1.0%
Walked	553	3.5%
Bicycle	47	0.3%
Worked from home	3,169	19.8%
Other means	68	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,377	42.0%
15 to 29 min	5,729	44.8%
30 to 44 min	963	7.5%
45 to 59 min	270	2.1%
60+ min	460	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 7.5% (2,338 of 31,116)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,368	64.5%
Nonfamily households	4,600	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,968	95.6%
Vacant	593	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,887	68.5%
Renter-occupied	4,081	31.5%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units15.8%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,789	57.4%
1-unit, attached	1,735	12.8%
2 to 4 units	572	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2,145	15.8%
20 or more units	1,263	9.3%
Mobile home & other	57	0.4%

ZIP Code 49546

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