Housing units in zip code 48846 with a mortgage: 3,331 (337 second mortgage, 518 home equity loan, 63 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,548
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,111
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $395
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
22.0%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 48846: Ionia State Reformatory (A), Shadow Ridge Golf Course (B), Ferguson Corners (C), Ionia Fair Grounds (D), Rolling Hills Golf Course (E), Ionia Station (F), Lakeside Resort Campground (G), Alice Springs Campground (H), Berlin - Orange Fire Department (I), Ionia Department of Public Safety (J), Life Emergency Medical Services of Ionia County (K), Ionia County Courthouse (L), Ionia County Office of Sheriff (M), Ionia Community Library (N), Ionia Police Department (O), Ionia Fire Department (P), Ionia City Hall (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 48846 include: Dildine Church (A), Easton Church (B), Union Church (C), Little White Church (D), Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church (E), Jehovah's Witnesses (F), Seventh-Day Adventist Church (G), First Christian Church (H), First Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Letts Cemetery (1), Higbee Cemetery (2), Highland Park Cemetery (3), Balcom Cemetery (4), Tuttle Cemetery (5), Snows Cemetery (6), Sunset Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bellamy Creek (A), Tibbetts Creek (B), Spring Brook (C), Sessions Creek (D), Maple River (E), Dry Creek (F), Prairie Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 48846 include: Hale Park (1), Jackson Street Tennis Courts (2), McCann Park (3), Balice Park (4), Harper Park (5), Shattuck Park (6), Skate Park (7), Fred W Green Historical Marker (8), Frederick Hall House Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 285
2000 to 2004: 612
1990 to 1999: 862
1980 to 1989: 510
1970 to 1979: 619
1960 to 1969: 593
1950 to 1959: 701
1940 to 1949: 521
1939 or earlier: 2,615
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 48846:
Less than $10,000: 89
$10,000 to $14,999: 68
$15,000 to $19,999: 67
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 117
$30,000 to $34,999: 102
$35,000 to $39,999: 50
$40,000 to $49,999: 113
$50,000 to $59,999: 226
$60,000 to $69,999: 484
$70,000 to $79,999: 448
$80,000 to $89,999: 658
$90,000 to $99,999: 456
$100,000 to $124,999: 763
$125,000 to $149,999: 516
$150,000 to $174,999: 336
$175,000 to $199,999: 216
$200,000 to $249,999: 259
$250,000 to $299,999: 138
$300,000 to $399,999: 147
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 43
$750,000 to $999,999: 38
$1,000,000 or more: 109
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 48846:
Less than $100: 7
$100 to $149: 801
$150 to $199: 233
$200 to $249: 61
$250 to $299: 97
$300 to $349: 141
$350 to $399: 272
$400 to $449: 326
$450 to $499: 468
$500 to $549: 533
$550 to $599: 407
$600 to $649: 159
$650 to $699: 144
$700 to $749: 167
$750 to $799: 73
$800 to $899: 63
$900 to $999: 45
$1,000 to $1,249: 8
$1,500 to $1,999: 47
No cash rent: 124
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,822
Black or African American householders: $118,519
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $88,261
Asian householders: $169,970
Some other race householders: $96,209
Two or more races householders: $145,290
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,368
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $114,754
48846:
$114,754
Michigan:
$136,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,224 - $157,024
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $152,254
Here:
$152,254
State:
$174,305
Mobile homes: $61,144
Here:
$61,144
State:
$67,926
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,826
One, attached: 93
Two: 1,209
3 or 4: 836
5 to 9: 505
10 to 19: 491
20 to 49: 484
Mobile homes: 877
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 6,113 (83%)
Carpooled: 863 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6,040 (82%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 59 (1%)
Bicycle: 37 (1%)
Walked: 173 (2%)
Other means: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 221 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 556
5 to 9 minutes: 1,551
10 to 14 minutes: 1,293
15 to 19 minutes: 703
20 to 24 minutes: 504
25 to 29 minutes: 235
30 to 34 minutes: 466
35 to 39 minutes: 379
40 to 44 minutes: 225
45 to 59 minutes: 755
60 to 89 minutes: 419
90 or more minutes: 157
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.1%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,460
In family households: 12,338 (2,956 male householders, 951 female householders)
3,078 spouses, 4,606 children (4,128 natural, 99 adopted, 379 stepchildren), 172 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 111 other relatives, 410 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,122 (807 male householders (600 living alone)), 894 female householders (783 living alone)), 421 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,471 (5,391 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,941 2-persons, 991 3-persons, 969 4-persons, 236 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons
2,168 married couples with children.
1,631 single-parent households (477 men, 1,154 women).
94.9% of residents of 48846 zip code speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% very well, 50% well, 11% not well, 12% not at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 10% well, 5% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% very well, 8% well, 19% not well).
8.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 284 (1.4%) (58.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.4%
Whole state:
6.0%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (40%)
Canada (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Korea (6%)
Iraq (4%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)
Other South America (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 79
1990 to 1999: 185
1980 to 1989: 114
Before 1980: 125
Races in zip code 48846:
White population: 16,923 Black population: 9,610 American Indian population: 173 Asian population: 63 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 105 Two or more races population: 602 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,148
Public primary/middle school in zip code 48846 not listed on the city page:
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER (Students: 2; Location: 201 E. MAIN STREET, IONIA, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED (14 NORTH BEARDSLEY ROAD in IONIA, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1993-1452, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE STAMPINGS; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE METAL STAMPING. Organizations: MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AMERICAN BUMPER & MFG. CO., MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYS. INC. - IONIA OPS., MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYS. INC. IONIA OPS., MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS IONIA
EMERSON SCHOOL (645 HACKETT STREET in IONIA, MI)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01140 Organizations: IONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
A.A. RATHER SCHOOL (380 E. TUTTLE ROAD in IONIA, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00001 Organizations: IONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DOUGLAS R. WELCH COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER (830 HARRISON STREET in IONIA, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08967 Organizations: IONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MDC-MICH REFORM POWER PLANT (1342 WEST MAIN STREET in IONIA, MI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: MICHIGAN DEPT OF CORRECTIONS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HILL TOP SCHOOL, MICHIGAN REFORMATORY
MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC IONIA PAINT FACILITY (719 WEST MAIN STREET in IONIA, MI)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS MANUFACTURING. Organizations: MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: GENCORP AUTOMOTIVE IONIA PLT, MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYS. - PAINT FACILITY
BIRD FERTILIZER SERVICES INC (301 MILL ST in IONIA, MI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: BIRD FERT AND GRAIN CO
MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE B01-34032 (M-66 OVER GRAND RIVER in IONIA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE M-66 OVER GRAND RIVER
GRAB N GIT (703 W LINCOLN in IONIA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GRAB N GIT PARTNERSHIP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
FORMER DRAKES MARKET PLUS (439 W LINCOLN AVE in IONIA, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
AUTOZONE INC (115 S DEXTER in IONIA, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BELCO INDUSTRIES EXTRUSION DIV (1790 E BLUEWATER HIGHWAY in IONIA, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BELCO INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
BERGER MOTOR SALES INC (428 W LINCOLN AVE in IONIA, MI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: NED BERGER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 48846:
Ionia Super 8, 7245 S State Rd, Ionia, MI 48846 , Phone: (616) 527-2828, Fax: (260) 562-2815
Amerihost Inn Ionia, 423 Brown Blvd, Ionia, MI 48846 , Phone: (616) 527-2200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (7%)
Other fuel (5%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 18,602. Population change in the 1990s: +1,332 (+7.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,974
Northeast: 345
Midwest: 891
South: 993
West: 260
52% of the 48846 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 241
Here:
13.4%
Michigan:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 80
Here:
4.7%
Michigan:
8.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 209
Here:
23.6%
Michigan:
16.2%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Bank Holding Companies (250-499: 1)