ZIP 49505 · Grand Rapids
Who lives in ZIP code 49505 (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
People32,426
Median age34.9
Household income$74,906
Home value$246,619
Median rent$1,324/mo
Poverty15.3%
College degree+41.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- Wider region
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,430 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,710
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
33.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,786.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.3%
- Never married
- 41.5%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 57.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.7%
- Rent burden
- 35.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.2%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 12.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.