ZIP 49080 · Plainwell
Who lives in ZIP code 49080 (Plainwell, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Plainwell, MI · Allegan County
uszips 2026
People16,002
Median age44.1
Household income$74,864
Home value$259,991
Median rent$1,010/mo
Poverty10.5%
College degree+27.4%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Holland, MI (micro)
- Wider region
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 80 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,440
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
34.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,371.
Education (adults 25+)
40.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.5%
- Never married
- 25.4%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 45.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.0%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.7%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- 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.