ZIP 49503 · Grand Rapids
Who lives in ZIP code 49503 (Grand Rapids, MI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Grand Rapids, MI · Kent County
uszips 2026
People39,489
Median age31.1
Household income$64,661
Home value$246,165
Median rent$1,301/mo
Poverty20.7%
College degree+44.8%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- Wider region
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,100 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,960
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.1% are 65 or older; 82.7% are adults.
Household income
27.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,855.
Education (adults 25+)
42.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 27.6%
- Never married
- 55.8%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 2.5%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 54.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 36.2%
- Rent burden
- 26.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.9%
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 13.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 5.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.