Housing data for ZIP code 49046

Name: Housing in ZIP code 49046, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

ZIP code 49046 has an estimated 6,963 residents and 3,805 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Barry Township, Barry County.

5.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,268 (±$629) a month.

The median home value is $312,100 (±$22,070).

The median household income is $86,054 (±$11,950) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 6,963 (±844)
Median gross rent: $1,268
Median home value: $312,100
Households that rent: 5.7%

How ZIP code 49046 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 49046	Barry Township	Barry County	Michigan	United States
Residents	6,963 (±844)	3,466	63,409	10,077,761	334,922,499
Housing units	3,805 (±397)	1,359	27,780	4,622,236	143,775,355
Households that rent	5.7% (±2.6 points)	4.1%	12.7%	26.8%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,268 (±$629)	$919	$972	$1,129	$1,413
Median home value	$312,100 (±$22,070)	$344,100	$264,100	$231,600	$332,700
Median household income	$86,054 (±$11,950)	$91,071	$77,500	$72,875	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,505 (±$412)	$2,872	$2,769	$2,904	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	58.7% (±32.1 points)	61.9%	45.0%	50.4%	51.1%
Built before 1980	59.7% (±9.7 points)	58.7%	54.7%	62.1%	49.7%
Average commute	32.0 minutes (±1.9)	28.2 minutes	27.7 minutes	24.2 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	90.0% (±3.7 points)	92.7%	86.8%	90.5%	91.0%
Median age of residents	55.7 years (±4.3)	45.2 years	42.3 years	40.2 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 49046, median gross rent is not measurably different from Barry County ($972).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 49046 is not measurably different from Barry Township as a whole ($919).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Barry Township as a whole ($344,100).

Among the 8 ZIP codes in Barry County with a published estimate, ZIP 49046 ranks 1 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 7 ZIP codes in Barry County with a published estimate, ZIP 49046 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 8 ZIP codes in Barry County with a published estimate, ZIP 49046 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 49046

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 49046	Barry County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±18.0 points)	14.8%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	46.7% (±24.4 points)	38.2%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	46.0% (±27.6 points)	33.1%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±18.0 points)	10.0%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.3% (±12.9 points)	1.5%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±18.0 points)	2.1%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±18.0 points)	0.3%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 46.7% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 49046

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
2 bedrooms	$1,317 (±$377)
3 bedrooms	$976 (±$519)

Rent burden in ZIP code 49046

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 49046	Barry County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	23.3% (±20.7 points)	18.0%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±18.0 points)	12.1%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±18.0 points)	11.2%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.0% (±23.1 points)	13.6%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.0% (±15.6 points)	11.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	44.7% (±28.0 points)	33.8%	41.4%	41.9%

58.7% (±32.1 points) of renting households in ZIP code 49046 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 49046

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 49046	Barry County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	4.4% (±2.6 points)	5.6%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	3.7% (±2.5 points)	4.4%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	8.2% (±4.4 points)	9.1%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	13.2% (±4.3 points)	13.2%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	17.1% (±4.6 points)	25.1%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	40.1% (±6.0 points)	29.8%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	9.9% (±3.3 points)	10.8%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	3.3% (±2.6 points)	1.8%	1.6%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 49046

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 49046	Barry County	Michigan	United States
Single-family, detached	94.5% (±3.0 points)	86.5%	72.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.1% (±1.0 points)	1.3%	4.8%	6.2%
2 units	1.5% (±1.6 points)	1.3%	2.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.9%	2.6%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.9%	4.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.9%	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.9% (±1.1 points)	1.0%	5.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	2.1% (±1.6 points)	7.1%	5.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 49046 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 49046	Barry County	Michigan	United States
2020 or later	1.6% (±1.1 points)	1.8%	1.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	5.0% (±2.7 points)	5.8%	4.9%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	13.8% (±4.2 points)	12.8%	10.3%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	14.3% (±4.6 points)	15.2%	12.1%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	5.6% (±2.8 points)	9.6%	9.7%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	12.5% (±5.4 points)	13.2%	14.9%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	9.7% (±4.3 points)	8.9%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	17.4% (±4.6 points)	9.5%	14.2%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	7.0% (±3.3 points)	5.5%	6.9%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	13.1% (±3.9 points)	17.6%	14.6%	11.7%

59.7% of the homes in ZIP code 49046 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 49046

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 49046	Barry County	Michigan	United States
Utility gas	31.4% (±5.4 points)	52.9%	74.9%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	11.5% (±6.8 points)	3.0%	0.8%	3.9%
Electricity	3.7% (±2.6 points)	7.4%	12.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	41.2% (±6.4 points)	26.0%	8.7%	4.9%
Wood	8.7% (±3.0 points)	8.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.3% (±3.0 points)	1.6%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.2 points)	0.7%	0.5%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 49046 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 49046	Barry County	Michigan	United States
Drove alone	74.3% (±6.0 points)	79.3%	74.3%	68.8%
Carpooled	7.7% (±3.9 points)	7.0%	7.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	1.0% (±1.6 points)	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked	2.4% (±2.9 points)	1.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.5% (±1.8 points)	1.3%	1.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	13.0% (±4.9 points)	10.5%	13.5%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 49046 take an average of 32.0 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 49046

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Barry Township	29%	$919	4.1%
Orangeville Township	26%	$872	14.5%
Hope Township (Barry County)	22%	—	2.0%
Prairieville Township	13%	$1,500	10.8%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 49046

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
49060	6.6 mi	$347	—	$134,861	16.8%
49050	7.3 mi	$575	$275,400	$75,089	9.1%
49058	9.3 mi	$924	$220,000	$68,214	17.2%
49083	10 mi	$1,023	$348,100	$105,496	9.7%
49080	11 mi	$1,010	$258,300	$74,864	18.0%
49344	11 mi	$1,188	$313,400	$84,661	17.3%
49012	12 mi	$932	$253,900	$73,125	15.0%
49070	12 mi	$713	$206,500	$68,750	9.6%

ZIP code 49046 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49046: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 49046

What is the median rent in ZIP code 49046?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49046 is $1,268 (±$629) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 49046?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 49046 is $312,100 (±$22,070) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 49046?

The median household income in ZIP code 49046 is $86,054 (±$11,950) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 49046 in?

Most of ZIP code 49046’s land lies in Barry Township; it also covers Orangeville Township, Hope Township (Barry County), Prairieville Township.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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