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49509 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49509 covers Wyoming, Michigan, with a population of about 28,133 and a median household income of $64,981.

Population
28,1333,868 per square mile
Median age
33.55.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$64,9819% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
11.2%1.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$266,348up 30.7% in five years
Median rent
$9839% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
19.5%15.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.9%4.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
641

Where 49509 is

Wyoming, 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

Population28,133
Median age33.5
Family households67%
Born outside the US16.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home29.7%
White (non-Hispanic)49.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino33.7%
Veterans5.1%
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$64,981
Income per person$29,586
Poverty rate11.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k5.9%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k12.3%
$75–100k13.5%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k4.2%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,230
Mean adjusted gross income$46,053
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.6%
Returns, under $25k31.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$183,400
Median gross rent$983
Rent as a share of household income32%
Owner-occupied69.9%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house71.2%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units8.9%
Mobile home4.1%
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$266,348as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 139.2%
Typical asking rent$1,442as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$266,348$62,640

$74,962 in 2000 to $266,348 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%
High school diploma or higher85.3%
Works from home6.4%
Drives to work alone74%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7%
Health

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

Obesity38% 4.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13% 1.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.8% 2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 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 establishments641
People employed16,561
Annual payroll$871,751,000
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 31.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.9 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 wind85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane20.8Very 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$64,981$71,149$78,538
Income per person$29,586$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate11.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$183,400$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$983$1,084$1,348
Homeownership69.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home6.4%12%13.5%
Born outside the US16.9%7%13.9%
Median age33.540.138.7
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 US8 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket51% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Wyoming Public Schools59.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools16.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Kelloggsville Public Schools12.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Godwin Heights Public Schools11.5% 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability12.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49519 Wyoming, MI2.1 km away
49507 Grand Rapids, MI4.6 km away
49468 Grandville, MI4.7 km away
49418 Grandville, MI5.1 km away
49548 Grand Rapids, MI6 km away
49502 Grand Rapids, MI6.3 km away
49523 Grand Rapids, MI6.3 km away
49555 Grand Rapids, MI6.3 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 area7.27 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density3,868 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9134, -85.7053

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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