Median household income (1999): $54,503
Estimated median household income in 2005: $59,331
| This zip code | $59,331 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 49424, 49417, 49456, 49448, 49423, 49434.
Housing units in zip code 49460 with a mortgage: 1,038 (105 second mortgage, 205 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 256
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,146
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $242
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | 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: | 5.8 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 121
- 1995 to 1998: 526
- 1990 to 1994: 486
- 1980 to 1989: 427
- 1970 to 1979: 368
- 1960 to 1969: 205
- 1950 to 1959: 115
- 1940 to 1949: 98
- 1939 or earlier: 286
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 49460: |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 38
- 2 bedrooms: 310
- 3 bedrooms: 1,396
- 4 bedrooms: 378
- 5 or more bedrooms: 95
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 22
- 2 bedrooms: 58
- 3 bedrooms: 71
- 4 bedrooms: 9
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Vehicles available in 49460 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 40
- 1 vehicle: 392
- 2 vehicles: 1,179
- 3 vehicles: 469
- 4 vehicles: 85
- 5 or more vehicles: 61
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 23
- 1 vehicle: 89
- 2 vehicles: 63
- 3 vehicles: 4
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 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 49460:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 18
- $50,000 to $59,999: 21
- $60,000 to $69,999: 15
- $70,000 to $79,999: 49
- $80,000 to $89,999: 22
- $90,000 to $99,999: 93
- $100,000 to $124,999: 193
- $125,000 to $149,999: 204
- $150,000 to $174,999: 133
- $175,000 to $199,999: 146
- $200,000 to $249,999: 159
- $250,000 to $299,999: 104
- $300,000 to $399,999: 40
- $400,000 to $499,999: 37
- $500,000 to $749,999: 42
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49460:
- $250 to $299: 12
- $300 to $349: 11
- $400 to $449: 18
- $450 to $499: 21
- $500 to $549: 12
- $600 to $649: 7
- $650 to $699: 5
- $700 to $749: 4
- $800 to $899: 5
- $1,000 to $1,249: 7
- No cash rent: 34
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $195,117
- Asian householders: $118,897
- Two or more races householders: $140,799
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $138,546
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,911
- One, attached: 22
- Two: 45
- 3 or 4: 17
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 630

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,088 (87%)
- Carpooled: 324 (9%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 14 (0%)
- Other means: 20 (1%)
- Worked at home: 101 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 67
- 5 to 9 minutes: 170
- 10 to 14 minutes: 280
- 15 to 19 minutes: 732
- 20 to 24 minutes: 824
- 25 to 29 minutes: 305
- 30 to 34 minutes: 644
- 35 to 39 minutes: 75
- 40 to 44 minutes: 100
- 45 to 59 minutes: 141
- 60 to 89 minutes: 79
- 90 or more minutes: 35
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,888
- In family households: 6,263 (1,660 male householders, 314 female householders)
1,694 spouses, 2,235 children (2,011 natural, 80 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 72 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 625 (233 male householders (141 living alone)), 244 female householders (213 living alone)), 148 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 462 (299 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 782 2-persons, 429 3-persons, 498 4-persons, 161 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 354 1-person, 84 2-persons, 39 3-persons.
1,885 married couples with children.
328 single-parent households (106 men, 222 women).
88.4% of residents of 49460 zip code speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 21% well, 4% not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 8% well, 9% not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (5% very well, 58% well, 37% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (64% very well, 36% well).
Foreign born population: 337 (4.4%)
(28.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Cambodia (44%)
- Mexico (28%)
- Netherlands (9%)
- Venezuela (9%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Germany (4%)
- Dominican Republic (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 57
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1985 to 1989: 12
- 1980 to 1984: 168
- 1975 to 1979: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 25
- 1965 to 1969: 18
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First ancestries reported:
- Dutch: 1884
- Other groups: 962
- German: 906
- English: 381
- United States or American: 358
- Irish: 184
- Italian: 179
- Polish: 131
- French Canadian: 97
- Serbian: 95
- French (except Basque): 92
- Swedish: 89
- Norwegian: 72
- Scotch-Irish: 49
- European: 48
- Slovak: 31
- Czech: 31
- Scottish: 28
- Hungarian: 25
- Welsh: 24
- Greek: 22
- Slavic: 18
- Russian: 17
- Lithuanian: 15
- Finnish: 14
- Belgian: 13
- British: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 6
- Romanian: 6

Public primary/middle school in zip code 49460 not listed on the city page:- SHELDON WOODS SCHOOL (Students: 154; Location: 15050 BLAIR STREET, WEST OLIVE, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- GRAND RAPIDS WTP (17350 LAKE MICHIGAN DRIVE in WEST OLIVE, MI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Organizations: CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GRAND RAPIDS CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GRAND RAPIDS WATER FILT PLT, LAKE MICHIGAN WATER FILTRATION PLANT
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,600
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 (62%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5615
- Northeast: 256
- Midwest: 698
- South: 311
- West: 89
60% of the 49460 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 6,722. Population change in the 1990s: +975 (+14.5%).
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): 66
| Here: | 6.6% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68
| Here: | 15.8% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34
| Here: | 23.6% | | 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:
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
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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 (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 230 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 119 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 42 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in other group homes
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 3
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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