ZIP 49017 · Battle Creek
Who lives in ZIP code 49017 (Battle Creek, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Battle Creek, MI · Calhoun County
uszips 2026
People21,295
Median age43.0
Household income$60,885
Home value$152,397
Median rent$983/mo
Poverty13.0%
College degree+20.9%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Battle Creek, MI
- Wider region
- Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 145 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,673
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,810.
Education (adults 25+)
42.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.4%
- Never married
- 32.9%
- Divorced
- 17.1%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 48.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.7%
- Rent burden
- 39.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- 7.8%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.5%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.2%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.