49002 Zip Code (Portage, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 19,927
Zip code population in 2010: 18,786
Zip code population in 2000: 19,194

Houses and condos: 8,948
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,470
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49002: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 17.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,128 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,701 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,074 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 49002:

• High school or higher: 95.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49002:

• Never married: 33.1%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 4.9%
• Divorced: 11.1%

• 
• • 17,08785.8%White
  • 1,0235.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9464.7%Two or more races
  • 5102.6%Black
  • 2271.1%Asian
  • 960.5%Some other race
  • 340.2%American Indian

Urban population: 19,127
Rural population: 799

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49002, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $68,168 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,168
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $58,967 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$58,967
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 991.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3304.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5970.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8699.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17043.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87815.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,192 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,192
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $25k, 19.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 118.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1407.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,935 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,935
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.2% for AGIs below $25k, 34.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 103.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 336.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5416.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,398 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	+$12,398
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs below $25k, 32.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 196.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 545.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13526.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,716 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,716
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.9% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 147.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 196.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 391.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1997.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,707 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

49002:	$20,707
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.0% for AGIs below $25k, 192.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 426.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 608.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1196.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2893.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $23,200 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

49002:	$23,200
Michigan:	$25,132

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 829.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,368 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,368
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 219.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 237.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 657.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6123.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $10,943 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$10,943
State:	$13,548

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 178.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2218.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,924 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

49002:	$7,924
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 13.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 185.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1305.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,961 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,961
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.7% for AGIs below $25k, 47.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.5%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.4% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 95.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49002, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,571 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,571
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $47,463 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$47,463
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 59.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,270 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,270
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,578 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,578
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,676 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,676
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,220 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	+$12,220
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,681 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

49002:	$17,681
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $18,067 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

49002:	$18,067
Michigan:	$20,834

Total itemized deductions: $19,928 (19% of AGI, reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,928
State:	$21,628

Here:	19.4% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,524 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,524
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,746 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

49002:	$7,746
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,996 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,996
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.4%

Here:	50%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 46.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 79.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49002, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,278 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,278
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $40,903 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$40,903
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.6% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,279 (reported on 48.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,279
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,661 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,661
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,418 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,418
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,569 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,569
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,641 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

49002:	$2,641
Michigan:	$2,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $14,828 (reported on 0.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,828
Michigan:	$13,826

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,345 (20% of AGI, reported on 34.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,345
State:	$18,509

Here:	20.5% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,056 (4% of AGI, reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,056
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,230 (reported on 77.2% of returns)

49002:	$6,230
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,536 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,536
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.4%

Here:	55%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 52.3% for AGIs below $10k, 56.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49024, 49001, 49008, 49048, 49097, 49007.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 589
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7,659

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 208 (182 now married, 29 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,085 (1,741 now married, 2,340 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49002 with a mortgage: 3,641 (354 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 320 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 121

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,438
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $646

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 49002 household income distribution in 2022

• 308Less than $10,000
• 341$10,000 to $14,999
• 192$15,000 to $19,999
• 314$20,000 to $24,999
• 251$25,000 to $29,999
• 280$30,000 to $34,999
• 200$35,000 to $39,999
• 258$40,000 to $44,999
• 535$45,000 to $49,999
• 808$50,000 to $59,999
• 1,001$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,129$75,000 to $99,999
• 697$100,000 to $124,999
• 661$125,000 to $149,999
• 698$150,000 to $199,999
• 563$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49002

• 139Less than $10,000
• 51$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 36$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 154$60,000 to $69,999
• 128$70,000 to $79,999
• 89$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 320$100,000 to $124,999
• 422$125,000 to $149,999
• 658$150,000 to $174,999
• 594$175,000 to $199,999
• 422$200,000 to $249,999
• 842$250,000 to $299,999
• 1,016$300,000 to $399,999
• 435$400,000 to $499,999
• 314$500,000 to $749,999
• 99$750,000 to $999,999
• 12$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 16$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49002

• 13Less than $100
• 55$250 to $299
• 14$300 to $349
• 19$400 to $449
• 12$450 to $499
• 95$500 to $549
• 107$550 to $599
• 33$600 to $649
• 150$650 to $699
• 379$700 to $749
• 155$750 to $799
• 384$800 to $899
• 289$900 to $999
• 449$1,000 to $1,249
• 102$1,250 to $1,499
• 89$1,500 to $1,999
• 39No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $909.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $295,850.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $234,149
• Black or African American householders: $208,083
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $186,180
• Asian householders: $302,269
• Some other race householders: $199,979
• Two or more races householders: $195,817
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $205,236

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $218,598 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,352 - $349,562

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $294,594

Here:	$294,594
State:	$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $260,061

Here:	$260,061
State:	$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $406,230

Here:	$406,230
State:	$219,481

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,775

Here:	$111,775
State:	$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,615

Here:	$126,615
State:	$192,733

Mobile homes: $487,745

Here:	$487,745
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,138
• One, attached: 292
• Two: 114
• 3 or 4: 159
• 5 to 9: 258
• 10 to 19: 649
• 20 to 49: 519
• 50 or more: 421
• Mobile homes: 393

Unemployment: 4.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49002

• 81.2%8,163Drove a car alone
• 5.9%589Carpooled
• 0.1%6Bus or trolley bus
• 0.5%54Bicycle
• 1.4%138Walked
• 0.9%93Other means
• 8.8%882Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49002

• 505Less than 5 minutes
• 1,0025 to 9 minutes
• 1,90210 to 14 minutes
• 1,55215 to 19 minutes
• 1,42220 to 24 minutes
• 81725 to 29 minutes
• 86630 to 34 minutes
• 13135 to 39 minutes
• 37040 to 44 minutes
• 26345 to 59 minutes
• 15060 to 89 minutes
• 4590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,927

• Male householders: 4,634 (1,488 living alone), Female householders: 3,637 (1,347 living alone)

• 3,928 spouses (3,917 opposite-sex spouses), 858 unmarried partners, (846 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,493 children (5,000 natural, 150 adopted, 342 stepchildren), 364 grandchildren, 282 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 0 foster children, 275 other relatives, 281 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 132 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,169 2-persons, 725 3-persons, 1,170 4-persons, 340 5-persons, 234 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,832 1-person, 706 2-persons, 47 3-persons

3,438 married couples with children.
614 single-parent households (120 men, 494 women).

95.2% of residents of 49002 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 15% well, 10% not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 10% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% very well, 11% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

There are 141 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 49002.

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DIAS INC. (4510 COMMERCIAL AVE in KALAMAZOO, MI)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1996-0305, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; PUMPS AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT; PLASTICS MATERIALS AND BASIC FORMS AND SHAPES
  

• ADT 51 (142 LAKE STREET in KALAMAZOO, MI)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2002-6000, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• APPLIED COATINGS INC (1830 REED ST in KALAMAZOO, MI)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: METAL COATING, ENGRAVING (EXCEPT JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE), AND ALLIED SERVICES TO MANUFACTURERS.
  Organizations: UNIFAB CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• FRANK ZWART TRUST (1176 GERNAAT COURT in PORTAGE, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AUTOMOTIVE CONCEPTS AND RESTORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , YOUNGBLOOD BRIAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMOCO OIL CO (7938 OAKLAND in KALAMAZOO, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: B P PRODUCTS N AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO 5906

• AMOCO OIL CO (3530 S RINKLE RD in KALAMAZOO, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO 5904

• ADMIRAL PETROLEUM CO (5340 S WESTNEDGE in PORTAGE, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (I-94 OVER WESTNEDGE AVE in PORTAGE, MI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE I-94 OVER WESTNEDGE AVE

• AUTOMOTIVE CONCEPT (6736 LOVERS LANE in PORTAGE, MI)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
  Alternative names: AUTOMOTIVE CONCEPTS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%

Population in 1990: 40,439.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14,701
• Northeast: 492
• Midwest: 2,569
• South: 748
• West: 611

53% of the 49002 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

89% of the 49002 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 171
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 217

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• DUNCAN AVIATION, INC (5605 PORTAGE ROAD in KALAMAZOO, MI)

  $166,320 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.

• METROPOLITAN TITLE CO (7117 S WESTNEDGE AVE in PORTAGE, MI; small business) : $9,000 in 2 contracts in 2006

  $9,000 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 3, 50-99: 7, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 5)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (500-999: 1, 100-249: 3, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (500-999: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 37. The highest number of reported fires - 97 took place in 2015, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.6%), and Outside Fires (21.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49002
• 37358.6%Structure Fires
• 13621.4%Outside Fires
• 11017.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 172.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 49002, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 49002 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	120	74.8 years
Robert	97	70.5 years
Mary	86	78.7 years
William	75	76.5 years
James	65	69.7 years
George	58	75.7 years
Richard	53	66.0 years
Margaret	46	79.5 years
Dorothy	45	79.7 years
Charles	44	72.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 49002 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	44	77.1 years
Johnson	33	76.1 years
Miller	19	73.2 years
Williams	18	76.2 years
Adams	17	74.0 years
Martin	17	68.5 years
Brown	16	72.7 years
Allen	14	72.6 years
Baker	12	85.0 years
Clark	12	76.1 years

Businesses in zip code 49002
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	2		Motel 6	1
Applebee's	1		New Balance	1
AutoZone	1		Nike	1
Barnes & Noble	1		OfficeMax	1
Bath & Body Works	1		Old Navy	1
Budget Car Rental	1		Olive Garden	1
Burger King	2		Panera Bread	1
Casual Male XL	1		Payless	1
Catherines	1		Penske	1
Chuck E. Cheese's	1		Pizza Hut	1
Cold Stone Creamery	1		Plato's Closet	1
Dairy Queen	1		Quiznos	1
Decora Cabinetry	2		Red Robin	1
FedEx	10		Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing	1
Firestone Complete Auto Care	1		SAS Shoes	1
GameStop	1		Sam's Club	1
H&R Block	3		Sprint Nextel	1
Home Depot	1		Steak 'n Shake	1
IHOP	1		Subway	3
J. Jill	1		T-Mobile	1
JoS. A. Bank	1		Taco Bell	2
Jones New York	1		Talbots	1
KFC	1		Target	1
Kohl's	1		The Room Place	1
Kroger	1		Toys"R"Us	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1		U-Haul	1
Lowe's	1		UPS	9
Macy's	1		Verizon Wireless	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	4		Victoria's Secret	1
McDonald's	3		Walgreens	1
Meijer	1		Wendy's	1
Men's Wearhouse	1