Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,723
| This zip code: | $32,723 | | Michigan: | $47,950 |
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: $1,062
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $365
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 29.1% | | Whole state: | 14.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.7% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
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 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 49307:
- Less than $10,000: 67
- $10,000 to $14,999: 37
- $15,000 to $19,999: 48
- $20,000 to $24,999: 28
- $25,000 to $29,999: 29
- $30,000 to $34,999: 35
- $35,000 to $39,999: 45
- $40,000 to $49,999: 58
- $50,000 to $59,999: 109
- $60,000 to $69,999: 138
- $70,000 to $79,999: 140
- $80,000 to $89,999: 203
- $90,000 to $99,999: 242
- $100,000 to $124,999: 621
- $125,000 to $149,999: 539
- $150,000 to $174,999: 367
- $175,000 to $199,999: 208
- $200,000 to $249,999: 288
- $250,000 to $299,999: 168
- $300,000 to $399,999: 154
- $400,000 to $499,999: 41
- $500,000 to $749,999: 22
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 49307:
- Less than $100: 66
- $100 to $149: 76
- $150 to $199: 119
- $200 to $249: 82
- $250 to $299: 106
- $300 to $349: 101
- $350 to $399: 112
- $400 to $449: 205
- $450 to $499: 123
- $500 to $549: 345
- $550 to $599: 178
- $600 to $649: 211
- $650 to $699: 69
- $700 to $749: 52
- $750 to $799: 51
- $800 to $899: 183
- $900 to $999: 44
- $1,000 to $1,249: 92
- $1,250 to $1,499: 39
- No cash rent: 146
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $106,184.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,282
- Black or African American householders: $128,670
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $76,341
- Asian householders: $436,258
- Two or more races householders: $105,212
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,841 (it was $90,200 in 2000)
| 49307: | $125,841 | | Michigan: | $153,100 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,874 - $127,041
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $163,430| Here: | $163,430 | | State: | $200,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,788| Here: | $134,788 | | State: | $181,134 |
In 2-unit structures: $104,550| Here: | $104,550 | | State: | $129,336 |
Mobile homes: $48,801| Here: | $48,801 | | State: | $39,606 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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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:
- Canada (11%)
- India (9%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Korea (7%)
- Other Western Asia (6%)
- Other Eastern Europe (5%)
- Germany (4%)
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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White population: 17,026
Black population: 1,255
American Indian population: 118
Asian population: 322
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 10
Some other race population: 82
Two or more races population: 353

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 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MECOSTA-OSCEOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DIST (15830 190TH in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06586
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MECOSTA OSCEOLA CAREER CENTER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MECOSTA OSCEOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DIST (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MECOSTA-OSCEOLA ISD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: MECOSTA OSCEOLA CAREER CTR
- ADVANCED FIBERMOLDING (20000 19 MILE RD. in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Organizations: LEON HARKINS (PROPERTY OWNER) (CONTACT/OWNER)
, WEBSTER DENNIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (111 W. KNOLLVIEW DRIVE in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1987-0169, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS; SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Organizations: STATE OF MICHIGAN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: FERRIS STATE COLLEGE
- MECOSTA-OSCEOLA EDUCATION CENTER (15700 190TH AVENUE in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-06159
Organizations: MECOSTA-OSCEOLA ISD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MECOSTA-OSCEOLA ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (15800 190TH AVENUE in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08017
Organizations: MECOSTA-OSCEOLA ISD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BIG RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL (21175 15 MILE ROAD in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00322
Organizations: BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BIG RAPIDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (500 N. WARREN AVENUE in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00321
Organizations: BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (500 N WARREN.AVE in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1985-0127, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- EASTWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (410 N. 3RD AVENUE in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01057
Organizations: BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BIG RAPIDS WWTP (500 RIVER STREET in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: TOWN 6S (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BIG RAPIDS, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CITY OF BIG RAPIDS
- ANR PIPELINE COMPANY WOOLFOLK (11039 150TH AVENUE in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Alternative names: W G WOOLFOLK COMPRESSOR STATION, WOOLFOLK COMPRESSOR STATION
- ADMIRAL PETROLEUM CORP (805 N STATE ST in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- AMOCO OIL CO 0027 (103 S STATE ST in BIG RAPIDS, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 49307
- Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, 1005 Perry St, Big Rapids, MI 49307, Phone: (231) 796-4400, Fax: (231) 796-1156
- Super 8 Motel, 845 Water Tower Rd, Big Rapids, MI 49307, Phone: (800) 800-8000
- Country Inn & Suites, 15344 Waldron Way, Big Rapids, MI 49307, Phone: (231) 527-9000, Fax: (231) 527-9030
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 49307
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,165
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:
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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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (INC) (1201 S STATE ST in BIG RAPIDS, MI): $22,434 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Educational Services, Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $9,256; 2004: $0; 2005: $6,589; 2006: $6,589.
Biggest contracts:
$6,589 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2006-02-16. Completion date: 2006-09-29.
$6,589, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-29. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$6,500 with Navy for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2003-12-12. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
$2,756, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-23. Completion date: 2003-12-30.
- KELLY'S CATERING (19077 12 MILE RD in BIG RAPIDS, MI; small business)
$12,160 with Army for Perishable Subsistence $10k To $25K. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
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)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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