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48437 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48437 covers Genesee, Michigan, with a population of about 399 and a median household income of $38,553.

Population
399690 per square mile
Median age
55.416.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$38,55346% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$157,570up 17.3% in five years
Median rent
$73832% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
3.3%31.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.5%4.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 48437 is

Genesee, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population399
Median age55.4
Family households39.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)96.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans15%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$38,553
Income per person$28,159
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k5.6%
$20–25k14.7%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k21.1%
$35–40k10.2%
$40–45k12.0%
$45–50k15.4%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k3.8%
$75–100k4.5%
$100–125k3.8%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$114,200
Median gross rent$738
Owner-occupied60.5%
Vacant homes2.6%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house32.2%
Attached house23.4%
2 to 4 units44.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$157,570as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$157,570$38,658

$75,903 in 2000 to $157,570 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher3.3%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone46.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.7% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.4% 2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.9% 4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.7% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed98
Annual payroll$3,462,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 25.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss16.9 out of 100
Community resilience59.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding29.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$38,553$71,149$78,538
Income per person$28,159$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate0%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$114,200$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$738$1,084$1,348
Homeownership60.5%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher3.3%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.8%5.2%
Works from home0%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7%13.9%
Median age55.440.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBURTON 4N, MI US5.3 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January31.3°F / 14.9°F2.42 in rain
February34.2°F / 14°F1.88 in rain
March44.1°F / 22.9°F2.29 in rain
April57.2°F / 31.8°F3.34 in rain
May69.5°F / 43.8°F3.84 in rain
June79°F / 53.6°F3.38 in rain
July83.5°F / 57.8°F3.51 in rain
August81.1°F / 56.4°F3.2 in rain
September74.4°F / 48.4°F2.95 in rain
October61.1°F / 38.8°F3.01 in rain
November48°F / 29.1°F2.6 in rain
December35.7°F / 21.4°F2.07 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Genesee School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48506 Flint, MI5.4 km away
48458 Mount Morris, MI6 km away
48505 Flint, MI8.8 km away
48556 Flint, MI9.2 km away
48509 Burton, MI9.7 km away
48463 Otisville, MI10.3 km away
48550 Flint, MI10.5 km away
48423 Davison, MI11.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Genesee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.58 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density690 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1123, -83.6154

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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