ZIP 49002 · Portage
Who lives in ZIP code 49002 (Portage, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Portage, MI · Kalamazoo County
uszips 2026
People19,737
Median age39.6
Household income$73,647
Home value$245,293
Median rent$962/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+41.5%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Wider region
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 441 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,465
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 79.1% are adults.
Household income
37.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,364.
Education (adults 25+)
48.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.5%
- Never married
- 33.1%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 55.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 9.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.8%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.