ZIP 49326 · Gowen
Who lives in ZIP code 49326 (Gowen, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gowen, MI · Kent County
uszips 2026
People3,980
Median age40.1
Household income$84,000
Home value$219,978
Median rent$996/mo
Poverty6.5%
College degree+24.9%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- Wider region
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 64 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,390
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.7% are 65 or older; 73.1% are adults.
Household income
37.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,546.
Education (adults 25+)
50.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.1%
- Never married
- 21.4%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 2.7%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 46.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.