Median household income (1999): $30,483
Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,419
| This zip code | $31,419 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 49338, 49346, 49639, 49342, 49336, 49677.
Housing units in zip code 49307 with a mortgage: 1,643 (135 second mortgage, 218 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 792
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $775
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $248
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 21.9% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 126
- 1995 to 1998: 441
- 1990 to 1994: 535
- 1980 to 1989: 892
- 1970 to 1979: 1,688
- 1960 to 1969: 1,066
- 1950 to 1959: 606
- 1940 to 1949: 399
- 1939 or earlier: 1,440
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Rapids, MI (49307):
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 66
- 2 bedrooms: 745
- 3 bedrooms: 2,001
- 4 bedrooms: 826
- 5 or more bedrooms: 174
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 125
- 1 bedrooms: 772
- 2 bedrooms: 1,049
- 3 bedrooms: 452
- 4 bedrooms: 269
- 5 or more bedrooms: 80
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Vehicles available in 49307 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 100
- 1 vehicle: 1,131
- 2 vehicles: 1,741
- 3 vehicles: 668
- 4 vehicles: 149
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 446
- 1 vehicle: 1,366
- 2 vehicles: 542
- 3 vehicles: 193
- 4 vehicles: 154
- 5 or more vehicles: 46
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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 49307:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 15
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 20
- $25,000 to $29,999: 16
- $30,000 to $34,999: 6
- $35,000 to $39,999: 21
- $40,000 to $49,999: 124
- $50,000 to $59,999: 145
- $60,000 to $69,999: 249
- $70,000 to $79,999: 300
- $80,000 to $89,999: 270
- $90,000 to $99,999: 302
- $100,000 to $124,999: 411
- $125,000 to $149,999: 201
- $150,000 to $174,999: 128
- $175,000 to $199,999: 74
- $200,000 to $249,999: 81
- $250,000 to $299,999: 40
- $300,000 to $399,999: 20
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49307:
- Less than $100: 69
- $100 to $149: 144
- $150 to $199: 121
- $200 to $249: 128
- $250 to $299: 216
- $300 to $349: 228
- $350 to $399: 244
- $400 to $449: 306
- $450 to $499: 161
- $500 to $549: 348
- $550 to $599: 144
- $600 to $649: 164
- $650 to $699: 46
- $700 to $749: 29
- $750 to $799: 27
- $800 to $899: 92
- $900 to $999: 23
- $1,000 to $1,249: 47
- $1,250 to $1,499: 23
- No cash rent: 105
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,123
- Black or African American householders: $125,476
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $74,446
- Asian householders: $425,430
- Two or more races householders: $102,601
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,149
- One, attached: 142
- Two: 376
- 3 or 4: 459
- 5 to 9: 451
- 10 to 19: 430
- 20 to 49: 121
- 50 or more: 103
- Mobile homes: 955
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,275 (73%)
- Carpooled: 820 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 94 (1%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Taxi: 5 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 65 (1%)
- Walked: 886 (10%)
- Other means: 62 (1%)
- Worked at home: 338 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 1010
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2222
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1982
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1091
- 20 to 24 minutes: 505
- 25 to 29 minutes: 149
- 30 to 34 minutes: 303
- 35 to 39 minutes: 35
- 40 to 44 minutes: 83
- 45 to 59 minutes: 324
- 60 to 89 minutes: 366
- 90 or more minutes: 154
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,757
- In family households: 11,304 (2,766 male householders, 945 female householders)
2,866 spouses, 4,048 children (3,697 natural, 150 adopted, 201 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 131 other relatives, 290 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,453 (1,221 male householders (635 living alone)), 1,583 female householders (1,223 living alone)), 1,649 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,317 (146 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,742 2-persons, 769 3-persons, 704 4-persons, 321 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,858 1-person, 583 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
2,410 married couples with children.
1,068 single-parent households (188 men, 880 women).
94.3% of residents of 49307 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 4% well, 14% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 21% well, 9% not well, 2% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% very well, 8% well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (58% very well, 33% well, 8% not well).
Foreign born population: 554 (2.9%)
(29.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (11%)
- India (9%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Korea (7%)
- Other Western Asia (6%)
- Other Eastern Europe (5%)
- Germany (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 282
- 1990 to 1994: 95
- 1985 to 1989: 39
- 1980 to 1984: 67
- 1975 to 1979: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1965 to 1969: 46
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3347
- Other groups: 1813
- Irish: 1348
- English: 1308
- United States or American: 855
- Polish: 829
- Dutch: 666
- French (except Basque): 627
- Italian: 586
- French Canadian: 410
- Scottish: 393
- Swedish: 266
- Scotch-Irish: 166
- Norwegian: 163
- European: 150
- Danish: 145
- Arab:: 134
- Finnish: 105
- Arab/Arabic: 69
- Subsaharan African:: 67
- Belgian: 49
- Czech: 48
- Greek: 45
- British: 42
- Hungarian: 42
- Welsh: 41
- Canadian: 39
- Swiss: 36
- Czechoslovakian: 35
- Scandinavian: 35
- Slovak: 34
- Russian: 33
- Lebanese: 31
- African: 30
- Iranian: 27
- Croatian: 23
- Albanian: 21
- Ethiopian: 19
- Austrian: 16
- Lithuanian: 15
- Serbian: 15
- Latvian: 15
- Nigerian: 14
- Celtic: 12
- Ukrainian: 12
- Portuguese: 10
- Jordanian: 10
- Turkish: 9
- Palestinian: 8
- Yugoslavian: 7
- Other Arab: 7
- Romanian: 7
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
- Maltese: 6
- Eastern European: 5
- Iraqi: 5
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5
- West Indian: 5
- South African: 4
- Syrian: 4
- Slavic: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (66%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15155
- Northeast: 373
- Midwest: 1733
- South: 767
- West: 384
45% of the 49307 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 18,049. Population change in the 1990s: +1,117 (+6.2%).
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): 224
| Here: | 14.0% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 1.2% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 135
| Here: | 2.2% | | 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:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 3 establishments, 20-49 employees: 6 establishments, 10-19 employees: 8 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-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
- 3064 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 213 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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