Median household income (1999): $43,336
Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,619
| This zip code | $46,619 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48162, 48145, 48157, 48166, 48133, 48117.
Housing units in zip code 48161 with a mortgage: 3,460 (248 second mortgage, 659 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,795
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $991
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $273
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.9% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 258
- 1995 to 1998: 638
- 1990 to 1994: 736
- 1980 to 1989: 1,044
- 1970 to 1979: 1,393
- 1960 to 1969: 860
- 1950 to 1959: 1,452
- 1940 to 1949: 1,025
- 1939 or earlier: 2,995
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in West Monroe, MI (48161):
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- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedrooms: 104
- 2 bedrooms: 1,604
- 3 bedrooms: 3,920
- 4 bedrooms: 1,295
- 5 or more bedrooms: 195
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 120
- 1 bedrooms: 799
- 2 bedrooms: 1,154
- 3 bedrooms: 463
- 4 bedrooms: 67
- 5 or more bedrooms: 43
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Vehicles available in 48161 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 339
- 1 vehicle: 2,086
- 2 vehicles: 3,248
- 3 vehicles: 1,072
- 4 vehicles: 297
- 5 or more vehicles: 94
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 618
- 1 vehicle: 1,334
- 2 vehicles: 549
- 3 vehicles: 119
- 4 vehicles: 26
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 48161:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $15,000 to $19,999: 19
- $20,000 to $24,999: 5
- $25,000 to $29,999: 30
- $30,000 to $34,999: 39
- $35,000 to $39,999: 26
- $40,000 to $49,999: 116
- $50,000 to $59,999: 227
- $60,000 to $69,999: 192
- $70,000 to $79,999: 313
- $80,000 to $89,999: 401
- $90,000 to $99,999: 510
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1083
- $125,000 to $149,999: 673
- $150,000 to $174,999: 393
- $175,000 to $199,999: 314
- $200,000 to $249,999: 307
- $250,000 to $299,999: 294
- $300,000 to $399,999: 189
- $400,000 to $499,999: 54
- $500,000 to $749,999: 33
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48161:
- Less than $100: 48
- $100 to $149: 115
- $150 to $199: 84
- $200 to $249: 75
- $250 to $299: 113
- $300 to $349: 262
- $350 to $399: 235
- $400 to $449: 463
- $450 to $499: 390
- $500 to $549: 251
- $550 to $599: 152
- $600 to $649: 138
- $650 to $699: 54
- $700 to $749: 54
- $750 to $799: 15
- $800 to $899: 24
- $1,250 to $1,499: 6
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- $2,000 or more: 5
- No cash rent: 113
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,958
- Black or African American householders: $69,164
- Asian householders: $716,390
- Some other race householders: $211,660
- Two or more races householders: $130,252
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $149,920
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,226
- One, attached: 299
- Two: 707
- 3 or 4: 396
- 5 to 9: 500
- 10 to 19: 136
- 20 to 49: 87
- 50 or more: 389
- Mobile homes: 1,655
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,172 (87%)
- Carpooled: 1,059 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 121 (1%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0%)
- Walked: 170 (1%)
- Other means: 60 (1%)
- Worked at home: 104 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 468
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1858
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2558
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1824
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1217
- 25 to 29 minutes: 527
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1031
- 35 to 39 minutes: 325
- 40 to 44 minutes: 352
- 45 to 59 minutes: 790
- 60 to 89 minutes: 523
- 90 or more minutes: 127
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 25,058
- In family households: 21,567 (5,017 male householders, 1,767 female householders)
5,208 spouses, 7,982 children (7,168 natural, 192 adopted, 622 stepchildren), 477 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 267 other relatives, 540 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,491 (1,438 male householders (1,157 living alone)), 1,600 female householders (1,497 living alone)), 453 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 468 (348 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,742 2-persons, 1,558 3-persons, 1,498 4-persons, 660 5-persons, 241 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,654 1-person, 303 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
4,302 married couples with children.
1,865 single-parent households (374 men, 1,491 women).
95.6% of residents of 48161 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 18% well, 13% not well, 6% not at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 18% well, 8% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% very well, 6% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
Foreign born population: 491 (1.9%)
(58.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (17%)
- Italy (16%)
- Canada (13%)
- India (9%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Korea (6%)
- Germany (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 143
- 1990 to 1994: 19
- 1985 to 1989: 43
- 1980 to 1984: 69
- 1975 to 1979: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 55
- 1970 to 1974: 36
- 1965 to 1969: 106
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 4859
- Other groups: 2587
- United States or American: 1904
- French (except Basque): 1793
- Italian: 1444
- English: 1433
- Irish: 1343
- Polish: 774
- Hungarian: 373
- French Canadian: 364
- Scotch-Irish: 286
- Dutch: 273
- Scottish: 211
- Belgian: 194
- European: 137
- Serbian: 113
- Norwegian: 104
- Canadian: 92
- Czechoslovakian: 83
- Slovak: 78
- Russian: 59
- Arab:: 55
- Swedish: 53
- Welsh: 48
- Lithuanian: 47
- Czech: 45
- Greek: 37
- Ukrainian: 37
- Lebanese: 36
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 32
- Swiss: 31
- Iranian: 27
- Romanian: 19
- British: 18
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 18
- Jamaican: 18
- Finnish: 15
- Macedonian: 13
- Arab/Arabic: 13
- Austrian: 12
- Slovene: 10
- Croatian: 8
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Scandinavian: 7
- Syrian: 6
- Yugoslavian: 6
- Slavic: 5
- Portuguese: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18322
- Northeast: 488
- Midwest: 3593
- South: 2198
- West: 310
58% of the 48161 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 55,630. Population change in the 1990s: -30,218 (-54.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 557
| Here: | 18.8% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 170
| Here: | 10.0% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 59
| Here: | 7.2% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 2, 20-49: 12, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (500-999: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 208 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 115 people in nursing homes
- 40 people in other group homes
- 33 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 18 people in halfway houses
- 15 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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