ZIP 49307 · Big Rapids
Who lives in ZIP code 49307 (Big Rapids, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Big Rapids, MI · Mecosta County
uszips 2026
People18,407
Median age30.2
Household income$60,358
Home value$187,116
Median rent$967/mo
Poverty22.6%
College degree+29.1%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Big Rapids, MI (micro)
- Wider region
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 53 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,137
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 84.1% are adults.
Household income
24.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,113.
Education (adults 25+)
37.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.8%
- Never married
- 46.4%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 52.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.7%
- Rent burden
- 34.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.0%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.