ZIP 49079 · Paw Paw
Who lives in ZIP code 49079 (Paw Paw, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paw Paw, MI · Van Buren County
uszips 2026
People13,414
Median age39.5
Household income$73,333
Home value$233,870
Median rent$859/mo
Poverty11.8%
College degree+24.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 62 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,472
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
36.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,333.
Education (adults 25+)
37.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.5%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 16.7%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 55.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.4%
- Rent burden
- 28.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.3%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.