Kent County, Michigan

Kent County covers 849 sq mi of land and has about 663,150 residents. 47 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 17 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

663,150

781/sq mi

Median household income

$83K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$290K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$1,243

U.S. $1,413

Median age

35.9

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

10.1%

U.S. 12.5%

Cities and towns

Zip codes in Kent County

47 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
49301	Ada	Residential	19,846	$183,125	$548,800
49302	Alto	Residential	9,754	$134,722	$400,700
49306	Belmont	Residential	11,028	$115,039	$373,500
49315	Byron Center	Residential	27,091	$113,346	$382,100
49316	Caledonia	Residential	26,427	$103,238	$364,200
49317	Cannonsburg · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49319	Cedar Springs	Residential	18,802	$78,951	$260,300
49321	Comstock Park	Residential	15,970	$77,870	$274,400
49326	Gowen	Residential	3,980	$84,000	$226,100
49330	Kent City	Residential	5,599	$75,794	$265,600
49331	Lowell	Residential	17,661	$91,800	$315,300
49341	Rockford	Residential	39,409	$113,989	$382,600
49343	Sand Lake	Residential	5,664	$80,408	$244,200
49345	Sparta	Residential	13,512	$85,463	$274,200
49351	Rockford · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49355	Ada · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49356	Ada · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49357	Ada · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49418	Grandville	Residential	31,913	$84,846	$321,700
49468	Grandville · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49501	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49502	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49503	Grand Rapids	Residential	39,489	$64,661	$241,900
49504	Grand Rapids	Residential	40,036	$70,119	$243,500
49505	Grand Rapids	Residential	32,426	$74,906	$246,700
49506	Grand Rapids	Residential	34,673	$118,131	$375,000
49507	Grand Rapids	Residential	38,487	$61,461	$199,300
49508	Grand Rapids	Residential	42,720	$70,120	$281,600
49509	Wyoming	Residential	28,152	$65,132	$202,100
49510	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49512	Grand Rapids	Residential	18,373	$71,329	$314,900
49514	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49515	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49516	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49518	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49519	Wyoming	Residential	27,965	$73,762	$238,700
49523	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49525	Grand Rapids	Residential	30,887	$94,037	$321,100
49528	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49530	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49544	Grand Rapids	Residential	9,631	$74,390	$264,000
49546	Grand Rapids	Residential	34,721	$99,343	$417,900
49548	Grand Rapids	Residential	34,777	$61,636	$159,100
49555	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49560	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49588	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
49599	Grand Rapids · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—

Kent County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

12%

$25–50k

16%

$50–75k

17%

$75–100k

14%

$100–150k

19%

$150–200k

10%

$200k+

11%

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

High school

23%

Some college

19%

Associate's

Bachelor's

26%

Graduate

15%

How people get to work

Drove alone

73%

Carpooled

Transit

Walked

Bicycle

0.4%

Worked from home

14%

Other

0.9%

At a glance

	Kent	U.S.
Own their home	70.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	35.7%
Work from home	14.3%	15.1%
Households with broadband	92.2%	91%
Without health insurance	4.8%	8.4%
Foreign-born	8.9%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	4.9%	6.2%
Unemployment	4.2%	5.2%
Average commute	21 min	26.4 min