ZIP 48849 · Lake Odessa
Who lives in ZIP code 48849 (Lake Odessa, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Odessa, MI · Ionia County
uszips 2026
People5,723
Median age37.1
Household income$80,313
Home value$223,479
Median rent$768/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+21.6%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- Wider region
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,951
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
37.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,030.
Education (adults 25+)
28.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 34.4%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 3.43
- Dual-income families
- 52.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.0%
- Rent burden
- 23.6%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 4.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.9%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.9%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.