49534 Zip Code (Walker, MI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 22,953

Houses and condos: 9,769
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,057
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 49534: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 655 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: $2,672 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,563 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 49534:

• High school or higher: 96.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 49534:

• Never married: 29.7%
• Now married: 54.9%
• Separated: 0.1%
• Widowed: 4.2%
• Divorced: 11.1%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 49534, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,489 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,489
State:	$68,945

Salary/wage: $56,436 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$56,436
State:	$57,142

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1153.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3485.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6408.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9494.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17704.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 61594.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,077 (reported on 41.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,077
Michigan:	$1,630

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.1% for AGIs below $25k, 20.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 116.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1250.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,028 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,028
State:	$6,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.9% for AGIs below $25k, 33.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 172.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3242.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,564 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$15,564
State:	+$20,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 30.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 129.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 556.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16939.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,982 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$13,982
State:	+$11,172

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.6% for AGIs below $25k, 89.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 185.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 247.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 648.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3850.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,577 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

49534:	$17,577
Michigan:	$19,803

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.5% for AGIs below $25k, 135.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 252.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 338.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 661.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2397.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $26,900 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

49534:	$26,900
Michigan:	$25,132

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,205 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,205
State:	$34,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 132.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 201.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 563.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5288.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $14,181 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,181
State:	$13,548

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 194.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2865.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,955 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

49534:	$7,955
State:	$7,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 164.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1214.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,886 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,886
State:	$2,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.4% for AGIs below $25k, 39.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.4%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.2% for AGIs below $25k, 93.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 97.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 49534, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,877 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,877
State:	$55,609

Salary/wage: $45,917 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$45,917
State:	$46,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.5% for AGIs below $25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 40.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $974 (reported on 40.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$974
Michigan:	$1,491

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,742 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,742
State:	$6,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,133 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,133
State:	+$9,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,652 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$13,652
State:	+$11,523

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,382 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

49534:	$12,382
Michigan:	$15,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $16,225 (reported on 0.4% of returns)

49534:	$16,225
Michigan:	$20,834

Total itemized deductions: $19,236 (18% of AGI, reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$19,236
State:	$21,628

Here:	18.1% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,224 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,224
State:	$4,225

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,437 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

49534:	$7,437
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,913 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,913
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.8%

Here:	53%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 47.4% for AGIs below $25k, 52.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 49534, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,258 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,258
State:	$48,204

Salary/wage: $31,219 (reported on 92.4% of returns)

Here:	$31,219
State:	$42,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.0% for AGIs below $10k, 88.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 95.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $915 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$915
Michigan:	$1,725

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,670 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,670
State:	$3,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,000 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,000
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,927 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$14,927
State:	+$9,547

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,710 (17% of AGI, reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,710
State:	$18,509

Here:	16.7% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,642 (4% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,642
State:	$3,365

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,660 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

49534:	$5,660
State:	$7,691

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,263 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,263
State:	$1,737

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 47.0%

Here:	47%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 37.4% for AGIs below $10k, 43.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 47.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 49428, 49435, 49504, 49544, 49418, 49519.
Walker Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 274
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9,285

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 241 (150 now married, 90 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,889 (2,040 now married, 2,846 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 49534 with a mortgage: 3,752 (292 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 275 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 224

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,442
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $573

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

• Zip code 49534 household income distribution in 2022

• 220Less than $10,000
• 175$10,000 to $14,999
• 131$15,000 to $19,999
• 213$20,000 to $24,999
• 287$25,000 to $29,999
• 256$30,000 to $34,999
• 267$35,000 to $39,999
• 563$40,000 to $44,999
• 411$45,000 to $49,999
• 831$50,000 to $59,999
• 1,248$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,652$75,000 to $99,999
• 1,357$100,000 to $124,999
• 775$125,000 to $149,999
• 663$150,000 to $199,999
• 561$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 49534

• 153Less than $10,000
• 53$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 24$25,000 to $29,999
• 91$30,000 to $34,999
• 47$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $69,999
• 48$70,000 to $79,999
• 67$80,000 to $89,999
• 152$100,000 to $124,999
• 247$125,000 to $149,999
• 341$150,000 to $174,999
• 316$175,000 to $199,999
• 1,515$200,000 to $249,999
• 1,078$250,000 to $299,999
• 1,646$300,000 to $399,999
• 646$400,000 to $499,999
• 199$500,000 to $749,999
• 86$750,000 to $999,999
• 24$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 5$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 8$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 49534

• 16$150 to $199
• 11$200 to $249
• 20$250 to $299
• 24$300 to $349
• 6$400 to $449
• 16$500 to $549
• 114$550 to $599
• 38$600 to $649
• 20$650 to $699
• 72$700 to $749
• 157$750 to $799
• 295$800 to $899
• 426$900 to $999
• 1,231$1,000 to $1,249
• 263$1,250 to $1,499
• 327$1,500 to $1,999
• 23No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,127.

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $275,730 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $208,537 - $378,053

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $288,280

Here:	$288,280
State:	$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,909

Here:	$279,909
State:	$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $317,845

Here:	$317,845
State:	$219,481

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $315,447

Here:	$315,447
State:	$207,067

Mobile homes: $22,020

Here:	$22,020
State:	$72,868

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,847
• One, attached: 610
• Two: 161
• 3 or 4: 203
• 5 to 9: 724
• 10 to 19: 954
• 20 to 49: 414
• 50 or more: 244
• Mobile homes: 602
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 49534

• 80.4%10,329Drove a car alone
• 7.2%919Carpooled
• 0.4%56Bus or trolley bus
• 0.1%12Motorcycle
• 0.4%49Walked
• 1.4%182Other means
• 8.8%1,131Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 49534

• 139Less than 5 minutes
• 1,3305 to 9 minutes
• 1,84610 to 14 minutes
• 2,41115 to 19 minutes
• 2,11420 to 24 minutes
• 1,04125 to 29 minutes
• 1,29630 to 34 minutes
• 36335 to 39 minutes
• 28740 to 44 minutes
• 38845 to 59 minutes
• 17360 to 89 minutes
• 14390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 22,953

• Male householders: 5,195 (1,176 living alone), Female householders: 4,429 (1,498 living alone)

• 5,154 spouses (5,128 opposite-sex spouses), 926 unmarried partners, (912 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,895 children (5,649 natural, 132 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 430 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 0 foster children, 89 other relatives, 618 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 63 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,379 2-persons, 1,082 3-persons, 1,061 4-persons, 527 5-persons, 179 6-persons, 133 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,674 1-person, 521 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 44 4-persons

3,063 married couples with children.
921 single-parent households (361 men, 560 women).

95.4% of residents of 49534 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 29% well, 3% not well, 2% not at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% very well, 1% not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AGAPE PLASTICS INC (0-11474 FIRST AVE NW in GRAND RAPIDS, MI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: CORAALIN LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%

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

• This state: 19,212
• Northeast: 286
• Midwest: 1,251
• South: 742
• West: 343

92% of the 49534 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 670
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 344 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 260

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (100-249: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Repossession Services (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 36. The highest number of reported fires - 52 took place in 2017, and the least - 11 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.2%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (24.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 49534
• 25050.2%Structure Fires
• 12124.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 11723.5%Outside Fires
• 102.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 49534, Michigan

Most common first names in zip code 49534 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	9	71.3 years
John	8	79.5 years
Robert	8	81.4 years
Mary	7	79.0 years
Helen	6	86.3 years
Dorothy	6	86.5 years
Richard	6	75.1 years
Shirley	6	72.6 years
Margaret	5	88.2 years
Donald	4	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 49534 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	3	88.7 years
Demaagd	3	82.7 years
Burton	3	70.7 years
Schwartz	3	83.7 years
Black	2	83.5 years
Andersen	2	80.0 years
Anderson	2	86.0 years
Herrmann	2	78.1 years
Gibbs	2	84.0 years
Dykstra	2	84.5 years

Businesses in zip code 49534
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		FedEx	1
Ace Hardware	1		Kincaid	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		Meijer	1
Applebee's	1		Sprint Nextel	1
Blockbuster	1		UPS	2
Curves	1		Walgreens	1