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49507 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49507 covers Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a population of about 39,389 and a median household income of $56,578.

Population
39,3897,110 per square mile
Median age
29.98.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,57820% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
27.3%14.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$244,108up 25.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,114about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
26.9%8.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.6%4.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
448

Where 49507 is

Grand Rapids, 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

Population39,389
Median age29.9
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US18.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home29.1%
White (non-Hispanic)29.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)31.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino31.3%
Veterans3.6%
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$56,578
Income per person$25,875
Poverty rate27.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k6.4%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more3.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed16,330
Mean adjusted gross income$44,440
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1%
Returns, under $25k38.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$179,600
Median gross rent$1,114
Rent as a share of household income35.4%
Owner-occupied60.6%
Vacant homes3.6%
Median year built1942

What the homes are

Detached house76.9%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units12.9%
5 to 19 units1.7%
20 or more units5.3%
Mobile home0.3%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$244,108as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 171.7%
Typical asking rent$1,636as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 39.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 98.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$244,108$44,831

$72,956 in 2000 to $244,108 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,636$744

$744 in 2015 to $1,636 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%
High school diploma or higher78.2%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone69.8%
Takes public transport4.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.2%
Health

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

Obesity42.8% 9.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.4% 6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82% 3.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity31.8% 14.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps30.8% 16.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.5% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.3% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.7% 8.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments448
People employed7,783
Annual payroll$384,720,000
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 23.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss16.1 out of 100
Community resilience93.9 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 wind81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire22.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane18.7Very 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$56,578$71,149$78,538
Income per person$25,875$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate27.3%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$179,600$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,114$1,084$1,348
Homeownership60.6%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US18.1%7%13.9%
Median age29.940.138.7
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 stationE GRAND RAPIDS, MI US3.4 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year75 in

Average high and low by month

January30.5°F / 17°F2.72 in rain, 21.7 in snow
February33.8°F / 17.8°F2.11 in rain, 22.3 in snow
March44.1°F / 24.4°F2.6 in rain, 5.3 in snow
April57.2°F / 34.7°F4.1 in rain, 2.6 in snow
May69.3°F / 45.8°F4.4 in rain
June78.5°F / 56.3°F4.03 in rain
July82.4°F / 60°F3.31 in rain
August80.7°F / 58.1°F3.05 in rain
September73.6°F / 50.6°F3.52 in rain
October60.8°F / 40°F3.7 in rain
November46.9°F / 30.5°F3.3 in rain, 6 in snow
December35.5°F / 23.2°F2.76 in rain, 17 in snow
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 supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Grand Rapids Public Schools98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Wyoming Public Schools1.4% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability13.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49506 Grand Rapids, MI3 km away
49502 Grand Rapids, MI3.7 km away
49523 Grand Rapids, MI3.7 km away
49555 Grand Rapids, MI3.7 km away
49503 Grand Rapids, MI3.8 km away
49509 Wyoming, MI4.6 km away
49508 Grand Rapids, MI5.4 km away
49528 Grand Rapids, MI6.2 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.

Kent County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.54 sq mi
Population density7,110 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9318, -85.6542

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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