ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Michigan

ZIP Code 49078: Allegan County, MI

ZIP Code 49078 (Allegan County, Michigan) has an estimated 10,018 residents in 3,848 households. The median household income is $77,778, the median home value is $197,500 and the median gross rent is $1,128/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

10,018

Margin of error ±489

Median household income

$77,778

Margin of error ±$7,967

Median home value

$197,500

Margin of error ±$16,604

Median gross rent

$1,128/mo

Margin of error ±$249

Median age

42.1 yrs

Margin of error ±3.0 yrs

Mean travel time to work

20.7 min

Margin of error ±3.8 min

How ZIP 49078 compares with Michigan and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 4907842.1 yrsMichigan40.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 49078$77,778Michigan$72,875United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 49078$36,344Michigan$40,735United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 490785.3%Michigan13.2%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 490782.0%Michigan5.7%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 4907821.7%Michigan32.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 49078$197,500Michigan$231,600United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 49078$1,128/moMichigan$1,129/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 4907882.1%Michigan73.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 4907820.7 minMichigan24.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 490787.4%Michigan13.5%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 49078

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 49078 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 49078	Margin of error	Michigan	United States
Total population	10,018	±489	10,077,761	334,922,499
Median age	42.1 yrs	±3.0 yrs	40.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	3,848	±268	4,076,369	129,227,496
Median household income	$77,778	±$7,967	$72,875	$80,734
Per capita income	$36,344	±$3,488	$40,735	$44,673
Poverty rate	5.3%	±2.3 pts	13.2%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	±1.2 pts	5.7%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	±4.1 pts	32.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$197,500	±$16,604	$231,600	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,128/mo	±$249	$1,129/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	82.1%	±4.8 pts	73.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	20.7 min	±3.8 min	24.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	7.4%	±3.0 pts	13.5%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 49078
Group	ZIP 49078	Michigan	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	85.5%	72.4%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	13.1%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.4%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4.5%	5.9%	19.3%

Where ZIP 49078 is

State: Michigan
Main county: Allegan County— also overlaps Kalamazoo County, Van Buren County
Largest overlapping place: Otsego (4% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 49.54 sq mi· about 202 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Allegan County

49010 Allegan County, MI 49070 Allegan County, MI 49080 Allegan County, MI 49323 Allegan County, MI 49328 Allegan County, MI 49335 Allegan County, MI 49344 Allegan County, MI 49348 Allegan County, MI 49406 Douglas, MI 49408 Allegan County, MI 49419 Allegan County, MI 49423 Holland, MI 49450 Allegan County, MI 49453 Allegan County, MI

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.