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49460 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49460 covers West Olive, Michigan, with a population of about 8,891 and a median household income of $97,194.

Population
8,891172 per square mile
Median age
39.20.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$97,1941.4× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
4.1%8.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$503,590up 16.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,1451.1× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
34.1%0.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.9%26.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
127

Where 49460 is

West Olive, 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

Population8,891
Median age39.2
Family households77.3%
Born outside the US9.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.8%
White (non-Hispanic)75.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.8%
Hispanic or Latino11.6%
Veterans5.4%
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$97,194
Income per person$49,274
Poverty rate4.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k17.9%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more15.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,820
Mean adjusted gross income$115,048
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.8%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.0%
Returns, $200k or more9.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$358,700
Median gross rent$1,145
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied91.9%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house80.4%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units0.7%
Mobile home18%
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$503,590as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$503,590$169,769

$169,769 in 2000 to $503,590 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone80.4%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.1%
Health

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

Obesity33.1% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.2% 1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.3% 5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26% 4.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.4% 5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.3% 9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.8% 14.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments127
People employed994
Annual payroll$76,562,000
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 35.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss45.6 out of 100
Community resilience99.4 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.

Strong wind87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding58.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.6Relatively 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$97,194$71,149$78,538
Income per person$49,274$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate4.1%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$358,700$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,145$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home9.4%12%13.5%
Born outside the US9.9%7%13.9%
Median age39.240.138.7
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 stationHOLLAND WTP, MI US13.7 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January28.8°F / 19.9°F2.73 in rain
February31.4°F / 21.5°F1.97 in rain
March41.6°F / 27.9°F1.87 in rain
April53.6°F / 37.4°F3.26 in rain
May65.6°F / 48.3°F4.07 in rain
June74.4°F / 57.8°F4.23 in rain
July78.9°F / 62.5°F3.24 in rain
August76.7°F / 60.9°F3.75 in rain
September70.9°F / 53.8°F3.26 in rain
October57.8°F / 43.3°F4.43 in rain
November44.7°F / 34.1°F3.06 in rain
December33.8°F / 26°F2.37 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Grand Haven Area Public Schools50.4% of this ZIP code's land area
West Ottawa Public School District32.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Zeeland Public Schools16.9% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49424 Holland, MI10.8 km away
49464 Zeeland, MI13.6 km away
49422 Holland, MI13.7 km away
49417 Grand Haven, MI15 km away
49423 Holland, MI15.7 km away
49434 Macatawa, MI16.7 km away
49401 Allendale, MI18.2 km away
49448 Nunica, MI20 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.

Ottawa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.76 sq mi
Water area6.58 sq mi
Population density172 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9099, -86.1317

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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