Median household income (1999): $47,495
Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,777
| This zip code | $48,777 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 49548, 49507, 49512, 49506, 49509, 49503.
Housing units in zip code 49508 with a mortgage: 6,279 (437 second mortgage, 1,048 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,910
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,054
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $297
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 262
- 1995 to 1998: 1,244
- 1990 to 1994: 1,774
- 1980 to 1989: 3,320
- 1970 to 1979: 3,727
- 1960 to 1969: 3,609
- 1950 to 1959: 1,420
- 1940 to 1949: 337
- 1939 or earlier: 195
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Rapids, MI (49508):
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 112
- 2 bedrooms: 1,587
- 3 bedrooms: 4,672
- 4 bedrooms: 2,515
- 5 or more bedrooms: 368
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 376
- 1 bedrooms: 2,093
- 2 bedrooms: 2,845
- 3 bedrooms: 664
- 4 bedrooms: 64
- 5 or more bedrooms: 21
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Vehicles available in 49508 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 179
- 1 vehicle: 2,333
- 2 vehicles: 4,742
- 3 vehicles: 1,539
- 4 vehicles: 311
- 5 or more vehicles: 159
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 862
- 1 vehicle: 3,260
- 2 vehicles: 1,643
- 3 vehicles: 236
- 4 vehicles: 32
- 5 or more vehicles: 30
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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 49508:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 6
- $40,000 to $49,999: 5
- $50,000 to $59,999: 46
- $60,000 to $69,999: 87
- $70,000 to $79,999: 182
- $80,000 to $89,999: 334
- $90,000 to $99,999: 747
- $100,000 to $124,999: 2448
- $125,000 to $149,999: 2317
- $150,000 to $174,999: 953
- $175,000 to $199,999: 601
- $200,000 to $249,999: 252
- $250,000 to $299,999: 123
- $300,000 to $399,999: 38
- $400,000 to $499,999: 18
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49508:
- Less than $100: 21
- $100 to $149: 111
- $150 to $199: 163
- $200 to $249: 52
- $250 to $299: 44
- $300 to $349: 127
- $350 to $399: 218
- $400 to $449: 583
- $450 to $499: 781
- $500 to $549: 1148
- $550 to $599: 820
- $600 to $649: 777
- $650 to $699: 491
- $700 to $749: 198
- $750 to $799: 55
- $800 to $899: 142
- $900 to $999: 73
- $1,000 to $1,249: 138
- $2,000 or more: 51
- No cash rent: 70
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $153,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,625
- Black or African American householders: $186,634
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $145,426
- Asian householders: $160,846
- Some other race householders: $181,849
- Two or more races householders: $183,444
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $181,051
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,927
- One, attached: 1,412
- Two: 825
- 3 or 4: 741
- 5 to 9: 1,228
- 10 to 19: 1,603
- 20 to 49: 942
- 50 or more: 935
- Mobile homes: 275

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 17,034 (85%)
- Carpooled: 1,826 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 263 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
- Railroad: 11 (0%)
- Taxi: 8 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 212 (1%)
- Other means: 85 (0%)
- Worked at home: 550 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 521
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2270
- 10 to 14 minutes: 4169
- 15 to 19 minutes: 4690
- 20 to 24 minutes: 3515
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1075
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1529
- 35 to 39 minutes: 257
- 40 to 44 minutes: 187
- 45 to 59 minutes: 570
- 60 to 89 minutes: 441
- 90 or more minutes: 226
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 39,194
- In family households: 33,299 (8,095 male householders, 2,318 female householders)
8,255 spouses, 12,862 children (11,805 natural, 417 adopted, 640 stepchildren), 282 grandchildren, 305 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 357 other relatives, 630 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,895 (1,951 male householders (1,508 living alone)), 2,914 female householders (2,549 living alone)), 1,030 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 522 (248 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,245 2-persons, 2,358 3-persons, 2,111 4-persons, 1,161 5-persons, 359 6-persons, 179 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,057 1-person, 644 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 8 6-persons.
7,942 married couples with children.
2,615 single-parent households (449 men, 2,166 women).
87.4% of residents of 49508 zip code speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 12% well, 19% not well, 9% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% very well, 25% well, 18% not well, 1% not at all).
4.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% very well, 36% well, 28% not well, 8% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (52% very well, 29% well, 19% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,779 (9.4%)
(40.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 9.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam (26%)
- Mexico (10%)
- Korea (7%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (7%)
- Netherlands (6%)
- Canada (4%)
- Germany (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,259
- 1990 to 1994: 860
- 1985 to 1989: 534
- 1980 to 1984: 366
- 1975 to 1979: 200
- 1970 to 1974: 136
- 1970 to 1974: 92
- 1965 to 1969: 332
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 8297
- Dutch: 6866
- German: 3994
- English: 2384
- Irish: 2166
- Polish: 1816
- United States or American: 1644
- Italian: 977
- French (except Basque): 714
- Swedish: 567
- Arab:: 517
- European: 353
- Scottish: 326
- French Canadian: 321
- Yugoslavian: 304
- Subsaharan African:: 292
- Scotch-Irish: 271
- Norwegian: 266
- African: 234
- Arab/Arabic: 227
- Lebanese: 161
- Greek: 159
- Danish: 156
- British: 126
- Welsh: 97
- Canadian: 85
- Russian: 83
- Hungarian: 76
- Iranian: 75
- Czechoslovakian: 65
- Finnish: 61
- Albanian: 50
- Lithuanian: 50
- Belgian: 48
- Slovak: 44
- Syrian: 41
- Moroccan: 38
- Swiss: 38
- Romanian: 38
- Maltese: 32
- Slavic: 31
- Ukrainian: 31
- Northern European: 30
- Latvian: 29
- Austrian: 27
- Sudanese: 25
- Palestinian: 18
- Brazilian: 17
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17
- Ugandan: 14
- Serbian: 14
- Iraqi: 13
- Macedonian: 12
- Scandinavian: 12
- Somalian: 11
- Celtic: 11
- Jordanian: 10
- Egyptian: 9
- West Indian: 9
- Ethiopian: 8
- British West Indian: 8
- Portuguese: 7
- Bulgarian: 7
- Czech: 6
- Eastern European: 3
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 49508 not listed on the city page:- SHERWOOD GLOBAL STUDIES ACADEMY (Students: 474; Location: 3859 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Grades: KG - 08)
- KEN-O-SHA PARK SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 1353 VAN AUKEN STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Grades: KG - 06)
- KEN-O-SHA DIAGNOSTIC CENTER (Students: 156; Location: 1353 VAN AUKEN SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: EASTERN AVENUE S.E., GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Grades: KG - 04)
- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 380; Location: 912 SILVERLEAF SE, KENTWOOD, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- MEADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 346; Location: 4939 BURGIS SE, KENTWOOD, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SERVICE INC (5339 CLAY AVE SW in WYOMING, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1986-0239, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1988-0217,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.; HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.
Alternative names: ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES INC, ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL TEC, INDUSTRIAL WASTE TECHNOLOGY
- BENTELER AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION (3721 HAGEN DRIVE SOUTHEAST in WYOMING, MI)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1986-0236, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: INDUSTRIAL VALVE MANUFACTURING.; GASOLINE ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: BENTELER CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DAVID PASSMORE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BENTELER CORP, BENTELER AUTOMOTIVE INC., BENTELER INDUSTRIES
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SERVICES INC (3664 EASTERN AVE in GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1984-0095, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Organizations: MARVIN VANKAMPEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- KEN-O-SHA PARK SCHOOL (1353 VAN AUKEN STREET SE in GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02011
Organizations: GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- EAST KENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (6230 KALAMAZOO AVENUE SE in KENTWOOD, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-05974
Organizations: KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BROOKWOOD ELEMENTARY (5465 KALAMAZOO SE in KENTWOOD, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00419
Organizations: KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MEADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY (4939 BURGIS SE in KENTWOOD, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02500
Organizations: KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KEN-O-SHA DIAGNOSTIC CENTER (1353 VAN AUKEN SE in GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00331
Organizations: GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY (912 SILVERLEAF SE in KENTWOOD, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01427
Organizations: KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY (2475 52ND STREET SE in KENTWOOD, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07454
Organizations: KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BOWEN ELEMENTARY (4483 KALAMAZOO SE in KENTWOOD, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00369
Organizations: KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GRAND RAPIDS PLASTICS INC (4050 ROGER B CHAFFEE BLVD SE in GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
- G & T INDUSTRIES INC (3413 EASTERN AVENUE SOUTHEAST in GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
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))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS FOAM PRODUCTS; SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: BOB WOOD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: G AND T INC
Median worth of mobile homes: $44,500


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 (91%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 27759
- Northeast: 1214
- Midwest: 3561
- South: 2035
- West: 1113
51% of the 49508 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 32,830. Population change in the 1990s: +7,235 (+22.0%).
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): 943
| Here: | 19.4% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 510
| Here: | 19.2% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 471
| Here: | 25.9% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC (5820 BROOKFARM DRIVE SE in KENTWOOD, MI; small business)
$3,409 with Defense Logistics Agency for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-02-06. Completion date: 2004-03-10.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 2, 50-99: 9, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 3, 100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 17, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
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
- 237 people in nursing homes
- 134 people in other group homes
- 43 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 26 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 26 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
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